Journalism

December 8th, 2011
By Andrew Revkin

Naomi Klein, the author of a string of provocative and popular books including “The Shock Doctrine,” recently took on global warming policy and campaigns in “Capitalism vs. the Climate,” a much-discussed cover story for The Nation that has been mentioned by readers here more than once in the last few weeks.

The piece begins with Klein’s conclusion, reached after she spent time at a conclave on climate sponsored by the libertarian Heartland Institute, that passionate corporate and conservative foes of curbs on greenhouse gases are right in asserting that a meaningful response to global warming would be a fatal blow to free markets and capitalism.

November 14th, 2011
By Admin

On November 10, 2011, Naomi joined author and filmmaker Michael Moore, The Nation National Affairs correspondent William Greider, Colorlines Publisher Rinku Sen, and Occupy Wall Street Organizer Patrick Bruner at The New School in New York for a panel discussion called “Occupy Everywhere: On the New Politics and Possibilities of the Movement Against Corporate Power.” Here is video of the discussion.

November 10th, 2011
By Naomi Klein

There is a question from a gentleman in the fourth row.

He introduces himself as Richard Rothschild. He tells the crowd that he ran for county commissioner in Maryland’s Carroll County because he had come to the conclusion that policies to combat global warming were actually “an attack on middle-class American capitalism.” His question for the panelists, gathered in a Washington, DC, Marriott Hotel in late June, is this: “To what extent is this entire movement simply a green Trojan horse, whose belly is full with red Marxist socioeconomic doctrine?”

Here at the Heartland Institute’s Sixth International Conference on Climate Change, the premier gathering for those dedicated to denying the overwhelming scientific consensus that human activity is warming the planet, this qualifies as a rhetorical question. Like asking a meeting of German central bankers if Greeks are untrustworthy. Still, the panelists aren’t going to pass up an opportunity to tell the questioner just how right he is.

October 13th, 2011
By Nick Pinto

Naomi Klein, the Canadian journalist famous for her anti-corporatist books No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, spoke to the protesters at Occupy Wall Street yesterday evening, telling them their movement can follow through on the promises of the global trade protests she participated in a decade ago.

Speaking through cycles of call-and-response because the protesters have been denied a sound permit, Klein urged the protesters not to lapse into structureless disorganization.

“Being horizontal and deeply democratic is wonderful,” she told them. “But these principles are compatible with the hard work of building structures and institutions that are sturdy enough to weather the storms ahead. I have great faith that this will happen.”

The complete text of Klein’s speech can be found here.

October 6th, 2011
By Naomi Klein

I was honored to be invited to speak at Occupy Wall Street on Thursday night. Since amplification is (disgracefully) banned, and everything I said had to be repeated by hundreds of people so others could hear (a.k.a. “the human microphone”), what I actually said at Liberty Plaza had to be very short. With that in mind, here is the longer, uncut version of the speech.

I love you.

And I didn’t just say that so that hundreds of you would shout “I love you” back, though that is obviously a bonus feature of the human microphone. Say unto others what you would have them say unto you, only way louder.

October 6th, 2011
By Naomi Klein

Naomi was asked by the New York Times to contribute to an edition of “Room for Debate” about Occupy Wall Street: “The protesters are getting more attention and expanding outside New York. What are they doing right, and what are they missing?” Here is her response.

I can’t help but compare the Occupy Wall Street protests to the movements that sprang up against corporate globalization at the end of 1990s, most visibly at the World Trade Organization summit in Seattle. Like today’s protests, those demonstrations were also marked by innovative coalitions among students, trade unions and environmentalists.

September 27th, 2011
By Arun Gupta

An introduction from Naomi: “Please take a look at this thoughtful essay by my friend Arun Gupta, editor of The Indypendent. If I were in New York (I’m based in British Columbia, Canada at the moment), I would certainly be spending time at the Wall Street occupation, and I urge those of you who do live in the area to go in person to Liberty Park and check it out. Keep in mind that any attempt to create a genuinely open space to share political ideas is necessarily going to be chaotic and at times embarrassing. But Gupta’s point is a crucial one. This is not the time to be looking for ways to dismiss a nascent movement against the power of capital, but to do the opposite: to find ways to embrace it, support it and help it grow into its enormous potential. With so much at stake, cynicism is a luxury we simply cannot afford.” –Naomi

The Revolution Begins at Home
An Open Letter to Join the Wall Street Occupation
By Arun Gupta

What is occurring on Wall Street right now is truly remarkable. For over 10 days, in the sanctum of ...

September 12th, 2011
By Naomi Klein

Naomi was asked by the Los Angeles Times to revisit her early reflections on the September 11 attacks. Here is her short piece for the Times‘ “9/11: A Decade After” series.

September 7th, 2011
By Admin

Naomi gave the following speech at the Tar Sands Action in Washington DC on September 3, 2011. Special thanks to Dahlman Cook Productions.

August 30th, 2011
By Admin

Time Magazine just released its list of the “best and most influential” nonfiction books written in English since 1923, and Naomi’s No Logo was chosen. Check out the list here.