In this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free-market economic revolution, Naomi Klein challenges the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory. From Chile in 1973 to Iraq today, Klein shows how Friedman and his followers have repeatedly harnessed terrible shocks and violence to implement their radical policies. As John Gray wrote in The Guardian, "There are very few books that really help us understand the present. The Shock Doctrine is one of those books."
The Indypendent | How the Ultra-Rich Betray America The Indypendent We are seeing a manifestation of the Shock Doctrine. Corporations are using the national emergency of the financial collapse to make a statement about taxes, and a traumatized nation is too preoccupied to do anything about it. |
Harnessing People Power Continued The 99% Spring and the "Professional Left" Swans (4) Klein's notoriety derives mainly from her well-known anti-corporatist treatises, No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, texts in which she has analyzed the corrosive nature of neoliberalism on culture, national politics, and economics. |
Owen Jones: This austerity backlash across Europe could transform Britain The Independent When I first read Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine a few years ago, I had no idea how prescient the book was. It was a polemic about "disaster capitalism", arguing that sudden crises are intentionally manipulated to push through extreme free market ... and more » |
Why US Politicians Are Quiet About Europe's Meltdown truthout The political silence over this fact is a good strategy for US corporate political representatives; the more unprepared working people are for austerity measures, the easier they are to implement (what Naomi Klein calls the Shock Doctrine). and more » |
VIDEO: The Week That Was: All in a week's work msnbc.com (blog) It would be interesting to compare The Shock Doctrine: Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein about privatization of profit and socialization of debt (Bain being an excellent example) to Tom Coburn's book The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop ... and more » |
Grammy-nominated hip-hop star Ana Tijoux enlivens two Latinos series San Antonio Express The single, “Shock,” was inspired by Naomi Klein's book “The Shock Doctrine.” “My father gave me the book. I feel that it was very clear, very explicative, like, about what happened in Chile,” Tijoux told NPR. “There is no logic in the system. Ana Tijoux: Latin America's hottest female rapper makes her headlining SA debut San Antonio Current all 3 news articles » |
Salon | Philly fights school plan Salon The agenda of this meeting of public school teachers, students, labor organizers and seasoned activists (including members of Occupy Philadelphia) included crafting a response to what some here see as the “Shock Doctrine” being applied to Philadelphia ... and more » |
(WARNING: SATIRE!) Anyone who believes China's 1-child policy is the smart way ... Democratic Underground If you embrace Free Trade, austerity and the shock doctrine, combat drones and Homeland Security, you have in your hands the ultimate tool for population control. Such a system starts the ball rolling by sending jobs out of the country, ... |
Worsening hunger? Look at the economic policies of the government Bulatlat These policies of liberalization, deregulation, and privatization, which Naomi Klein in her book The Shock Doctrine calls deregulation, privatization and cutbacks in social services or deregulation, privatization, and assaults on unions are the very ... and more » |
"Stupid in America"? Fox's contribution to National Teacher Appreciation Week Examiner.com (For more on this, I recommend reading Naomi Klein's book The Shock Doctrine.) Yet the facts don't back up the claims. A due process complaint has been filed on behalf of 4500 kids with disabilities and special needs in New Orleans who cannot get ... |
