Dying for a Living

Hawk’s Nest workers did just that, die for a living. Rampton and Strauber discuss in detail the incident that was held in secrecy. Doctors knew why the men were dying and couldn’t tell them about their sickness. Beyond that, men were given a placebo as medication. Would so many workers have met their demise at Hawk’s Nest if maybe they we’re not predominantly poor and black? Committees formed from time to time and companies reformed policies to ensure less health risk to employees but illnesses like this are still prevalent today. It’s interesting to see how the media and propaganda surrounding these types of “working to die” diseases show them as rediscovered “new” diseases when in all reality they have never dissipated. Looking at lead levels found in children today and having them correlate to each child behaviorally, mentally and physically shows how serious these cover-ups contend in our own lives. “What we do know is that the lead industry continues to lobby, against measures such as an exercise tax on lead that would discourage its use and generate funds to help clean up its toxic legacy.” Unbelievable!