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Feb 7Liked by Joan DeMartin

makes me nauseous to hear about LIberty Square. Reminds me of Oklahoma - land that nobody wanted, given to Indian tribes, and then when oil was discovered well, ... And The West End in Boston. Are you familiar with this? 1958 - 46 acres of buildings were razed and replaced with residential high-rise appartments, displacing aproximately 2700 families, mostly immigrants. The grief of those displaced was well documented and studied. It's just awful. We do this over and over again. People with money win.

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Yes, the pattern of displacement of the poor in the name of shiny new development seems to built into our country's DNA...and its laws. I highly recommend that documentary, though, despite your nausea!

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