The Shock Doctrine
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Latest NewsJanuary 14th, 2010
Naomi addressed the crisis in Haiti at an event on January 13th: "We have to be absolutely clear that this tragedy, which is part natural, part unnatural, must, under no circumstances, be used to, one, further indebt Haiti, and, two, to push through unpopular corporatist policies in the interests of our corporations."
Watch or listen to an excerpt on Democracy Now!.
Watch or listen to an excerpt on Democracy Now!.
November 16th, 2009
Naomi's blog entry, "Revisiting No Logo, Ten Years Later," is posted on The Huffington Post.
November 12th, 2009
Read Naomi's latest article in The Nation, "Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up.
Don't miss Naomi's latest article in Rolling Stone: "Climate Rage"
Don't miss Naomi's latest article in Rolling Stone: "Climate Rage"
October 15th, 2009
Naomi's latest column, "Obama's Bad Influence," is published in The Nation.
September 23rd, 2009
Read "America's Teacher," Naomi's interview with Michael Moore.
August 6th, 2009
Look out for Naomi's cover story, "Minority Death Match: Jews, blacks, and the post-racial presidency," about "Durban II" in the September issue of Harper's, on sale August 25th.
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"With a bold and brilliantly conceived thesis, skillfully and cogently threaded through more than 500 pages of trenchant writing, Klein may well have revealed the master narrative of our time. And because the pattern she exposes could govern our future as well, The Shock Doctrine could turn out to be among the most important books of the decade."
- William S. Kowinski, San Francisco ChronicleSee the Research
Pro-Free-Market Ideas for Responding to Hurricane Katrina and High Gas Prices, September 13, 2005
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Paul Teller, the deputy director of the U.S. House Republican Study Committee, circulated this outrageous wish list of free-market reforms just a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Some of the suggested reforms, such suspending tariffs on Canadian lumber and allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, have nothing to do with Hurricane Katrina.
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Paul Teller, the deputy director of the U.S. House Republican Study Committee, circulated this outrageous wish list of free-market reforms just a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Some of the suggested reforms, such suspending tariffs on Canadian lumber and allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, have nothing to do with Hurricane Katrina.
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One Year After the Publication of The Shock Doctrine:
A Response to the Attacks
One Year After the Publication of The Shock Doctrine:
A Response to the Attacks
Ten Things the US Can and Should Do for Haiti
Bill Quigley, Common Dreams, January 14, 2010
One. Allow all Haitians in the US to work. The number one source of money for poor people in Haiti is the money sent from family and workers in the US back home. Haitians will continue to help themselves if given a chance. Haitians in the US will continue to help when the world community moves on to other problems.
Two. Do not allow US military in Haiti to point their guns at Haitians. Hungry Haitians are not the enemy. Decisions have already been made which will militarize the humanitarian relief - but do not allow the victims to be cast as criminals. Do not demonize the people.
Haiti Smashed, Diaspora Shaken, Deportations Frozen
Michelle Chen, RaceWire, January 13, 2010
"This is the untenable choice Haiti may be faced with now: death or subjugation to a foreign power hostile to democracy on the island. Outside of the country, the Haitian community and their supporters do have choices. As the floodgates open to geopolitical opportunism, activists can step up their vigilance to ensure that politicians' supposedly good intentions aren't exploited to further dispossess the Global South.
"The phenomenon of Haitian immigration itself encapsulates the crisis that the earthquake exploded: they're refugees of economic, social and environmental upheaval. Buried under the weight of neocolonialism, the Haitian people may survive the earthquake, but they will still need a global movement to rebuild their future."
Haiti Disaster Capitalism Alert: Stop Them Before They Shock Again
Naomi Klein, , January 13, 2010
Readers of the The Shock Doctrine know that the Heritage Foundation has been one of the leading advocates of exploiting disasters to push through their unpopular pro-corporate policies. From this document, they're at it again, not even waiting one day to use the devastating earthquake in Haiti to push for their so-called reforms. The following quote was hastily yanked by the Heritage Foundation and replaced with a more diplomatic quote, but their first instinct is revealing:
"In addition to providing immediate humanitarian assistance, the U.S. response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti earthquake offers opportunities to re-shape Haiti’s long-dysfunctional government and economy as well as to improve the public image of the United States in the region."
