Chris Hedges ~ Capitalism’s “Sacrifice Zones” : Communities Destroyed For Profit

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There are forgotten corners of this country

where Americans are trapped in endless cycles of poverty, powerlessness, and despair

as a direct result of capitalistic greed.

Journalist Chris Hedges calls these places ‘sacrifice zones,’ and joins Bill this week on Moyers & Company

to explore how areas like Camden, New Jersey

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Immokalee, Florida

and parts of West Virginia suffer

while the corporations that plundered them thrive.

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Video and transcript here

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