Great new essay by Rebecca Solnit
Iceberg Economies and Shadow Selves: Further Adventures in the Territories of Hope | CommonDreams.o
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After the Macondo well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, it was easy enough (on your choice of screen) to see a flaming oil platform, the very sea itself set afire with huge plumes of black smoke rising, and the dark smear of what would become five million barrels of oil beginning to soak birds an