Toxic Water, Toxic System: Environmental Racism and Michigan's Water War

The tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America’s third largest water system.

Toxic Water, Toxic System exposes the consequences of a seemingly anonymous authoritarian state willing to maintain white supremacy at any cost—including poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. Weaving together narratives of frontline activists along with archival data, Michael Mascarenhas provides a powerful exploration of the political alliances and ...