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Thirst by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman | Click to read the synopsis

Global corporations are rapidly becoming involved with local water supplies, trying to combine private profits with what many feel should be a fundamental right to water access. Looking at tensions in Bolivia, India and Stockton, California, "Thirst" reveals how water is becoming the catalyst for explosive community responses to the management of this precious resource. | Read the synopsis »

Premiered: July 13, 2004 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts

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Special Features:
The Great Privatization Debate Debate participants Maude Barlow, Sara Ehrhardt and Peter Cook

Is water a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? A panel of water commodification experts talk tete-a-tete on the issue in Grist Magazine's Soapbox.

Read the archived debate at gristmagazine.com (opens in a new window).

In Partnership with Grist Magazine

Protesters hold up a sign 'No Profits from Water'

THE NEW ECONOMY OF WATER

What's driving privatization? Who are the main players? What different forms of public-private partnership are possible? Tackle this complex issue in our primer on the dynamics of water privatization.  » 

Protesters outside Stockton City Hall with signs, including one of Mayor Podesto

CALIFORNIA AND COMMON SENSE

California historian Norris Hundley remembers the last time privately owned water companies held sway in the Golden State.  » 


Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow

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Filmmakers Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow answered your questions about "Thirst" on Washington Post Live Online, Wednesday July 14th. Read the transcript at washingtonpost.com (opens in a new window)


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