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The Shock Doctrine

Other Economists in the Room

Jane Smiley | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: New York Times Magazine, No-Nothing, External Costs, Dickens, Marx, The Shock Doctrine, Hoover Institution, Trollope, Amazon, Palo Alto, Alan Greenspan, Finance, Keynes, Communist Manifesto, Proust, Oil, New York Times, Exxon, Frued, Kiev, Paul Krugman, Business News
Jane Smiley

I don't disagree with Paul Krugman, but he is missing out on some big issues that also need to be discussed and understood before we actually know what is going on in our world.

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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

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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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The Economic Shock: An Interview With Naomi Klein on the Current Crisis

Wajahat Ali | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naomi Klein Interview, Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine, Economy, Naomi Klein Economy, Section 8, International Monetary Fund, Free Market Finance, Imf, Fannie Mae, Clinton Administration, Bush Administration, Freddie Mac, Argentina Federal Debt, Chile Federal Debt, Laissez-Faire, Shock Economics, Free Market Ideology, Politics News
Wajahat Ali

"There are a lot of things the taxpayers have a right to ask of Wall Street in exchange for these bailouts." (Klein)

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HuffPost Video: John Cusack Interviews Naomi Klein

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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In her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein uses the war in Iraq to pull back the curtain on free market myths a...

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