August 18, 2008

Shock doctrine opens way for oil drilling

Naomi Klein on disaster capitalism

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Naomi Klein: "Corporations are built to be opportunistic. That's their mission. If there's an opportunity, they must take advantage of it, and it's in the interests of their shareholders, and they shouldn't be sentimental about it. So that's what capitalism is supposed to do: take advantage of opportunities. What I'm talking about, and what I mean by disaster capitalism, is a political strategy."

Bio

Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the international and New York Times best-seller The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Klein's previous book No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies was also an international bestseller. Klein is a former Miliband Fellow at the London School of Economics and holds an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of King's College, Nova Scotia. For more information on The Shock Doctrine visit http://www.naomiklein.org/main

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