JOURNALIST | AUTHOR |
FILMMAKER | ACTIVIST
Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of seven critically acclaimed books published in over 30 languages. Senior Correspondent at The Intercept. The inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair at Rutgers University.
Naomi Klein
JOURNALIST | AUTHOR |
FILMMAKER | ACTIVIST
Naomi Klein is an internationally bestselling author of six books translated in over 30 languages. An award winning journalist and columnist, she is currently Senior Correspondent at The Intercept and on faculty at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
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On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal
“Naomi Klein is a precious gift: every time I read her words, my heart leaps from sadness and anger to ACTION…Everything we love is at stake now: these writings are our best and brightest hope.” – Emma Thompson
The climate crisis has moved from a future threat to a burning emergency. The Green New Deal is a vision for transforming our economies to battle climate breakdown and rampant inequality at the same time. Naomi argues that only this kind of bold, roots-up action will rouse us to fight for our lives while there is still time.
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Special Announcements
- Naomi’s new book On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Dealwill be released in the US, UK and Canada on September 17, 2019. Order your copy now!
- Watch Naomi with Greta Thunberg at the Right to a Future Event hosted by The Intercept on Sept 9th, 2019 in New York City.
- Come see Naomi and Varshini Prakash, ED of Sunrise Movement discuss the Green New Deal on stage on Sept 17th in NYC.
- Naomi has been appointed the Inaugural Gloria Steinem Chair for Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
- The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists is available in bookstores and to order now. PARA LA EDICIÓN ESPAÑOL. All royalties from the sale of The Battle for Paradise in English and Spanish go directly to JunteGente, a gathering of Puerto Rican organizations resisting disaster capitalism and advancing a fair and healthy recovery for their island. For more information, visit juntegente.org.
Latest
News
Special Announcements
- Naomi’s new book On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Dealwill be released in the US, UK and Canada on September 17, 2019. Order your copy now!
- Watch Naomi with Greta Thunberg at the Right to a Future Event hosted by The Intercept on Sept 9th, 2019 in New York City.
- Come see Naomi and Varshini Prakash, ED of Sunrise Movement discuss the Green New Deal on stage on Sept 17th in NYC.
- Naomi has been appointed the Inaugural Gloria Steinem Chair for Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
- The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists is available in bookstores and to order now. PARA LA EDICIÓN ESPAÑOL. All royalties from the sale of The Battle for Paradise in English and Spanish go directly to JunteGente, a gathering of Puerto Rican organizations resisting disaster capitalism and advancing a fair and healthy recovery for their island. For more information, visit juntegente.org.
Latest News
Special Announcements
- Naomi’s new book On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Dealwill be released in the US, UK and Canada on September 17, 2019. Order your copy now!
- Watch Naomi with Greta Thunberg at the Right to a Future Event hosted by The Intercept on Sept 9th, 2019 in New York City.
- Come see Naomi and Varshini Prakash, ED of Sunrise Movement discuss the Green New Deal on stage on Sept 17th in NYC.
- Naomi has been appointed the Inaugural Gloria Steinem Chair for Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
- The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists is available in bookstores and to order now. PARA LA EDICIÓN ESPAÑOL. All royalties from the sale of The Battle for Paradise in English and Spanish go directly to JunteGente, a gathering of Puerto Rican organizations resisting disaster capitalism and advancing a fair and healthy recovery for their island. For more information, visit juntegente.org.
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Upcoming Events
SEPT. 24, 2019
Seattle, WA
On Fire: In Conversation with Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda
Time
7:00 PM
Location
Town Hall
Seattle, WA
SEPT. 25, 2019
Portland, OR
On Fire: In Conversation with Thom Hartmann
Time
7:00 PM
Location
Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
Beaverton, OR
SEPT. 26, 2019
San Francisco, CA
On Fire: In Conversation with Mother Jones Editor in Chief, Clara Jeffery
Time
7:00 PM
Location
Booksmith offsite (First Congregational Church of Oakland)
Oakland, CA
Journalism
Latest Pieces
The Amazon Is on Fire—Indigenous Rights Can Help Put It Out
August 26, 2019
By Naomi Klein
It was an epic case of projection. Lashing out at the attacks on his Amazon-incinerating policies, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro accused French President Emmanuel Macron of having a “colonial mindset.”
The not even vaguely funny joke is that it is Bolsonaro who has unleashed a wave of unmasked colonial violence inside his country. This is a politician who came to power railing against indigenous people, casting their land rights as an unacceptable barrier to development in the Amazon, where cultures intrinsically linked to the rainforest have consistently resisted mega projects and the expanding frontier of agribusiness. “If I become president there will not be a centimeter more of indigenous land,” he said, while ominously declaring that “we’re going to give a rifle and a carry permit to every farmer.”
Forget Bernie vs. Warren. Focus on Growing the Progressive Base and Defeating Biden.
June 21st, 2019
By Naomi Klein
A few days ago, I shared what I thought was a fairly innocuous observation about a fundamental difference between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Warren spends most of her campaign unpacking and explaining detailed policy proposals, many of them excellent, while Sanders splits his emphasis between his own strong plans and his calls for the political revolution he has consistently said will be required for any substantive progressive policy wins.
“Smart policies are very important,” I tweeted. “But we don’t lose because we lack smart policies, we lose because we lack sufficient power to win those policies up against entrenched elite forces that will do anything to defeat us.”
