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Naomi Kleins Shock Doctrine

China Buys Hummer Brand -- Further Evidence of a Shock Doctrine-Assaulted America?

Rob Kall | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Goldman Sachs, Bernie Sanders, Morgan Stanley, China, Gm, General Motors, Sherrod Brown, Dennis Kucinich, Business News
Rob Kall

We have to wonder if the US had taken Hummer, especially with its dependence on the military version, and turned it into a government-owned operation, would the US benefit?

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This Film is an Idiot's Version of Naomi Klein's Masterpiece

Johann Hari | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Chile, Debt, Depression, Salvador Allende, Naomi Klein, Mixed Economies, Apartheid, Conservatism, Michale Winterbottom, Capitalism, Pinochet, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Communism, Freedom Charter, Channel 4, Margaret Thatcher, Anc, Shock Doctrine, Cia, World Bank, Tianamen, Imf, Milton Friedman, Soviet Union, World News
Johann Hari

Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine is one of the most important political books of the past decade. But Michael Winterbottom's "adaptation" for film is garbled and mumbled to the point of meaninglessness.

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A Bold Proposal for a New Economy

John Cavanagh | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, US Economy, The Shock Doctrine, Milton Friedman, Wall Street, Agenda for a New Economy, David Korten, Economy, Naomi Klein, Wall Street Casino, Business News
John Cavanagh

In his book, Agenda for a New Economy, David Korten is full of ideas on democratizing ownership and reclaiming corporate charters from footloose global firms.

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Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

Randall Amster | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Media Coverage, Living, Media, The Shock Doctrine, Shock and Awe, Katrina, Economy, Living News
Randall Amster

Don't you get a small adrenaline surge when the serious-sounding NPR news voice comes on the radio at the top of the hour, and you're wondering what new calamity has transpired?

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Top Ten Heroes of the George W. Bush Era

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Top Ten List, Valerie Plame Wilson, Heroes, George W. Bush, Winter Soldier, Obama, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Internet, Cindy Sheehan, Iraq Veterans, Amy Goodman Rnc, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Michael Moore, Protest, Democracy Now, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Shirin Sadeghi

As the W. Bush regime comes to an end it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the countless individuals and groups who have spent the last nearly 8 years exposing this government.

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No Currency Left to Buy the Big Lies

John Cusack | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Celebrities Talk Politics, Economy, War Inc., Naomi Klein, Financial Crisis, John Cusack, Alan Greenspan, Ponzi Scheme, Socialists, Politics News
John Cusack

We watch millionaires and paid Republican hacks appear on television yelling "Socialist!" at Obama as if the Bolsheviks are coming to rape our daughters.

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Andrew Sullivan's Fantasy World

Ben Cohen | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Andrew Sullivan, Economy, Conservative Economics, Naomi Klein, Business News
Ben Cohen

His perspective as a British, gay, conservative in America makes him one of the most interesting talking heads around.

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Now is the Time to Resist Wall Street's Shock Doctrine

Naomi Klein | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, American Solutions for Winning the Future, Shock Doctrine, Wall Street Crisis, Economic Crisis, Economy, Deregulation, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Naomi Klein

There are no saviors who are going to look out for us in this crisis -- the only hope of preventing another dose of shock politics is loud, organized grassroots pressure on all political parties.

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