The authors′ PBS documentary Thirst showed how communities around the world are resisting the privatization and commodification of water. Thirst, the book, picks up where the documentary left off, revealing the emergence of controversial new water wars in the United States and showing how communities here are fighting this battle, often against companies headquartered overseas.
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"A riveting and engaging account of one of the most important environmental issues of our time: Will corporations or citizens control our water?"
―Carl Pope, executive director, Sierra Club
"A smart, gripping narrative of the way ′big money′ is cornering the market for life′s basic ingredient. It will shock you―and it should!"
―Jeff Faux, founder of the Economic Policy Institute, and author, The Global Class War
"The fight for the right to water has hit the U.S. heartland and this passionate, information–packed book tells the story of ordinary Americans engaged in extraordinary struggles to save their water heritage for future generations. Every American should read it."
―Maude Barlow, chair of Council of Canadians, and author, Blue Gold
"Who really owns your water? It may not be who you think. Read this provocative and insightful book and find out about the politics and economics of growing attempts to privatize our most vital public resource―the stuff that comes out of your tap."
―Peter Gleick, president, Pacific Institute for Development, Environment and Security
"A terrific read―startling and motivating. Thirst helps us see that the fight for the right to water is in fact a struggle for democracy itself. Read Thirst and dive into the twenty–first century′s core challenge: Do we save ourselves by the market′s logic, or as citizens do we deepen democracy′s logic?"
―Frances Moore Lappé, author, Democracy′s Edge: Choosing to Save Our Country by Bringing Democracy to Life
Deborah Kaufman is a film producer, director, and writer.
Michael Fox is a film critic, journalist, and teacher.
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