
A pediatrician's fight against government lies exposed the Flint water crisis, earning praise from Erin Brockovich and Michael Moore. "What the Eyes Don't See" reveals how one woman's detective work uncovered environmental racism that poisoned an entire city's children.
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A mother stands in a pediatrician's office, holding her baby, asking a simple question: "Is our tap water safe?" The doctor-confident, well-trained-says yes. Months later, that same doctor discovers she was catastrophically wrong. The water flowing through an entire American city was poisoned with lead, and she had unknowingly told thousands of parents it was fine. This is where most people would crumble. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha did the opposite. She became a detective, an activist, and ultimately, the voice that forced a nation to confront an environmental disaster it wanted to ignore. Flint, Michigan's water crisis wasn't just a failure of infrastructure-it was a failure of democracy, accountability, and basic human decency. When government officials switched the city's water source to save money, they unleashed a neurotoxin into homes, schools, and hospitals. What followed was a masterclass in institutional denial: officials dismissed complaints, manipulated data, and attacked anyone who questioned them. But one pediatrician refused to stay silent. Her story reveals how ordinary people can challenge power, how science becomes activism when lives are at stake, and why some truths demand to be told-no matter the cost.
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco

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