Exactly. What I got out of the article was that GM and some racists conspired to destroy America's cities and pollute the environment so the rich could get rich

Exactly. What I got out of the article was that GM and some racists conspired to destroy America's cities and pollute the environment so the rich could get richer. (FWITW, I'm highly in favor of green cities and efficient public transportation. And highly against politically charged exaggerated one sided articles.).