Why are tech billionaires with ties to U.S. President Donald Trump funding a private, for-profit city on a small Honduran island? Dena Takruri traveled to Próspera, the most controversial "startup city” in the world. Some say it’s a free market crypto-utopia that will lift Hondurans out of poverty. But others say it’s nothing more than an experiment in modern-day colonialism. 00:00 Introduction 3:29 Dena visits Próspera 7:26 Why Próspera is controversial 8:37 A history of U.S. corporations exploiting Honduras 9:28 What critics say about Próspera 11:23 Who’s behind the global private city movement 14:14 Dena visits the nearby Crawfish Rock community 17:14 Conclusion #Honduras #próspera
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