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Harrowing picture of post-capitalist America: The 'sacrifice zones'

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Harrowing picture of post-capitalist America: The 'sacrifice zones' - areas that have been offered up for exploitation in the name of profit, progress, and technological advancement

Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco: drawing America's invisible poor - audio slideshow

For his latest book, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, out this month in paperback, Pulitzer prize-winning author Chris Hedges collaborated with award-winning cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco to produce a heartfelt, harrowing picture of post-capitalist America. Together they explore the country's 'sacrifice zones' - areas that have been offered up for exploitation in the name of profit, progress, and technological advancement - and show in words and images what life looks like in places where the marketplace rules without constraints.

Read, see and hear more:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audioslideshow/2012/jul/12/joe-sacco-chris-hedges-destruction

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