Ready to Pay Your $6 Trillion 'Climate Justice' Bill? Nov 20, 2009
Writer Naomi Klein, who gained notoriety bashing disaster capitalism, said, shifting to renewable energy, according to a team of United Nations researchers, will raise the cost far more: to as much as $600 billion a year over the next decade. . (Townhall.com)
The indie star who came in from the cold Nov 7, 2009
Like his long-time chum Tim Robbins, Cusack is one of Hollywood's campaigning liberals; he writes for the Huffington Post website, where he can also be seen in video clips interviewing Naomi Klein, the Shock Doctrine author who has become a friend. In the run-up to last year's presidential election, he recorded an ad exposing John McCain's parity with George Bush. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
American Jews rethink Israel Oct 16, 2009
In The Nation Naomi Klein came out for boycott, divestment and sanctions; later, visiting Ramallah, she apologized to the Palestinians for her "cowardice" in not coming to that position earlier. These were prominent Jews. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Laureate Obama: Left Can't Explain it, Either Oct 10, 2009
Naomi Klein: Appearing on DemocracyNow, the award-winning journalist and author says that she views the Committee's decision to present Obama with the Nobel Peace Prize as "very significant and disappointing, cheapening of the Nobel Prize". Special: Get Sarah Palins New Book Incredible FREE Offer. (Newsmax)
Union strikes in Palo Alto Sep 25, 2009
Naomi Klein describe this in her book. From the review. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Five to Watch from the Toronto Film Festival Sep 20, 2009
"Tel Aviv is the military center of Israel," said Canadian author Naomi Klein, "a place from which fighter jets departed on their missions to Gaza last December-January." Soon it was mandatory for politically active stars to take sides. Sacha Baron Cohen, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Voight and Oprah Winfrey voiced their support for the program; Harry Belafonte, Julie Christie, Jane Fonda and Viggo Mortensen were all for a boycott. (Time.com)
Letter: Capitalism did not fit Poland well Sep 18, 2009
Naomi Klein has a striking description of Poland's post-Communist social and economic catastrophe in her 2007 best-seller, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism." Joan Hoff, a U.S foreign policy specialist at MSU in Bozeman, notes that when the post-Communist Poles were looking to join the European Union in the Clinton years, they were guided into membership in NATO instead, a membership that required them to go deeply into debt to purchase U.S.-made weaponry. See Hoff's latest... (Montana Standard, MT)
Management: Bursting the branding bubble Aug 11, 2009
Although a rabble-rouser, Mr Baskin is no Naomi Klein. His book is aimed at chief executives, asking them why branding isn't held to the same standards as the activities of the rest of the enterprise. (The Economist)
Tulane University Jul 28, 2009
Naomi Klein will speak in room 405 at 526 Pine St. Her appearance is being sponsored by Loyola and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center. Her book, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," is to be published next month. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Book Reviews Jul 5, 2009
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein "Masterful journalist" Klein traces neo-liberalism's rise to dominance through to the "disaster capitalism" practiced in Iraq. It's a towering work, one that brilliantly follows neo-liberalism's march from marginal theology to universal policy. (Asia Times Online)
The Patriot Act Jul 2, 2009
Naomi Klein said it best, back in a on Charlie Rose. This thing that happens to us, particularly in times of crisis, where we almost regress, and we want to believe our leaders are going to take care of usI think thats unhealthy, she offered, in thinking about the post-election zeitgeist. (Slate)
* How lectures became big business Jun 27, 2009
And for those who prefer their politics served with more earnestness and less ideology, there is No Logo author Naomi Klein, a warmer, more inclusive speaker whose performances can sound as if she is thinking out loud. But perhaps the biggest talk event in Britain happens next month, when a US organization called TED holds a four-day conference in Oxford. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Thousands of Progressives To Gather This Week To Forge 'America's Future Now' Jun 1, 2009
joins Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage, United Steelworkers International president Leo Gerard and author Naomi Klein to rally progressive leaders and activists for "America's Future Now.". NOTE: Media representatives who wish to cover the Campaign for America's Future's "Take Back America" conference should pre-credential by contacting Jenn Ettinger at " target="_new">. Valid federal- or state-identification must be presented to pick-up credentials at the Media Check-in... (PR Newswire)
Today, we're making nice; tomorrow, we'll be nasty May 18, 2009
Maude Barlow, Jack Layton and Naomi Klein will denounce the policies, whatever they may be, as either inadequate or too much, and point to a clause or two that, they will say, shows the Americans are trying to steal Canada's water or jobs or money or independence. Ms. Barlow has already suggested the United States will some day be involved in wars over water, so no one should be surprised when she paints Mr. Obama as a puppet of corporate forces. (Globe and Mail)
Random House launches inaugural Open House May 7, 2009
Adam Gopnik is taking part in a sold-out discussion that includes Margaret MacMillan, John Ralston Saul and Naomi Klein ... One of the panels "A Crisis in Leadership" featuring The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik, historian Margaret MacMillan, author John Ralston Saul and Naomi Klein of No Logo/ The Shock Doctrine fame has seen its 425 tickets snapped up ... For Sellers, "the authors are the brand. What you have to think about is, why do people buy books? Do they buy a book because it's a Random House... (Globe and Mail)
David Denby: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” and more. May 6, 2009
Follow our of our one-day event featuring Malcolm Gladwell, Naomi Klein, and Howard Dean talking about Obama s next 100 days. wonders how many banks will become insolvent. (New Yorker)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Bill Maher is going straight to hell Apr 5, 2009
His panelists have included comics such as Roseanne Barr, Robin Williams and Sarah Silverman, novelists (Salman Rushdie), anti-globalization activists (Naomi Klein), political gadflies (Arianna Huffington), rappers (Mos Def, Will. I Am), and actors from Kevin Costner (dim) to Ben Affleck (sharp as a tack). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
From the archive: Angry and effective Apr 1, 2009
Or is it, in the words of Naomi Klein, an anti-corporate sympathiser and author of a recent book deploring the power of corporate brands, merely a movement of meeting-stalkers, following the trade bureaucrats as if they were the Grateful Dead. The protesters are certainly not part of an intellectually coherent movement. (The Economist)
Writer Klein wins 50,000 award Feb 26, 2009
Author and journalist Naomi Klein has won the first 50,000 Warwick Prize for her book The Shock Doctrine ... Author China Mieville, who chaired the judging panel, said: "'Every book on the shortlist was exceptional, but of course it had, ultimately, to come down to one. "Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Naomi Klein wins Warwick Prize Feb 25, 2009
LONDON Naomi Klein is the winner of the inaugural Warwick Prize for Writing for her book The Shock Doctrine ... Naomi Klein is photographed at publisher Random House for her book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. (Globe and Mail)
Naomi Klein wins $90000 Warwick Prize for Writing Feb 25, 2009
com: Naomi Klein wins $90,000 Warwick Prize for Writing ... Naomi Klein wins $90,000 Warwick Prize for Writing ... Canada's most famous political activist, Naomi Klein, has won the inaugural edition of one of the world's richest English-language literary prizes. (Globe and Mail)
At uneven Berlin film festival, notions of globalism abound Feb 13, 2009
"The Shock Doctrine," which screened as a work-in-progress, is an adaptation of the Naomi Klein best seller of the same name, directed by Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross. Klein's thesis on "disaster capitalism," connecting violent political repression with the spread of free-market economics, relies on some simplification for its polemical force, and does not benefit from being further reduced to sound bites, as it is here. (International Herald Tribune)
Letters to the editor (Feb. 10) (28) Feb 11, 2009
g. Paul Krugman, Dean Baker, Ralph Nader, Naomi Klein, Portland s own Thom Hartmann). Yet the Gazette-Times instead gave column space Feb. 2 to Martin Feldstein. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Magic in the Mission Feb 9, 2009
The few who read books know no authors beyond Naomi Klein. They do not believe that the world has changed since the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Stepping out Feb 7, 2009
He has made a film based on the 2007 book by Naomi Klein, in which she put forward the theory of "disaster capitalism" in which national crises are used by governments and big business to exploit the economies of vulnerable countries. Pinochet's Chile, Yeltsin's Russia, Iraq and Afghanistan are cited as examples of this policy. (BBC News -- Europe)
