“When one of the most marvellously original writers in the world takes on one of the most explosive events in history, the result can only be incendiary.” – Barbara Ehrenreich
"Extreme Cities is a ground-breaking investigation of the vulnerability of our cities in an age of climate chaos."
– Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org
On the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Extreme Cities looks at how climate change is affecting global cities and how to support urban movements already fighting to remake our cities in a more just and equitable way.
In these videos Stephen Armstrong looks at the erosion of the welfare state since the original Beveridge report in 1942, and builds up a shocking picture of what poverty looks like today.