The Grab

This is a high quality production with an easy to follow narrative weaving the connective lines between food and water scarcity and those seeking to control it.

Perhaps one of the reasons that I was so engaged, is because unbeknowst to me before I watched it, a large portion of the story focuses on an issue in my state that I'm very well aware of. Our former Republican governor approved a foreign company to farm land and use unlimited water for free, and send the product back to their home country. This is one of the reasons he was voted out of office. The new Democratic governor cancelled their contract, but in the ensuing years, the foreign country drained the aquifer empty. Amusingly, in the epilogue, Nathan takes credit for the cancellation, without mentioning the change of political power. Everyone in the state was well aware of what happened, it was extensively reported.

It's a reminder to stay politically aware of the politicians that are aligned with corporations and foreign governments who are selling our food and water security away.