Bellamy Foster and Clarke write about the way exploitation of human labor goes hand in hand with
expropriation of land and the environment. In other words, oppression of the poor and exploitation of the
earth are closely tied to one another.
Write 500 words describing the main arguments of the article. Be sure to explain the difference between
exploitation and expropriation and how they’re related to each other; the “spoliation system” (concerning
nutrient loss in the soil, what caused it, and how it was dealt with); what the article has to say about
“progress”, and how the cotton industry led to ecological damage
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