AFTERSHOCK: NAOMI KLEIN ON BILL MAHER

What happened to the economy?

Commenting on recent economic events, Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, argues with Andrew Sullivan, former editor of The New Republic, and chats with Bill Maher on Real Time.

In The Shock Doctrine, journalist Klein focuses on the Bush administration and the neocons who profit from disaster, whether natural (Hurricane Katrina) or man-made (9-11; the Iraq War), by privatizing reconstruction and cashing in on calamity. Meticulously researched, Klein's book provides a convincing alternate history of capitalism run amok, and helps explain the current mess we're in. Impossible to dismiss as mere anti-corporate ranting, well worth reading. For more on the book, click HERE.



An earlier interview by Charlie Rose, in which Klein discusses The Shock Doctrine.

SHOCK DOCTRINE

A short film by Alfonso Cuarón, director of "Children of Men," and Naomi Klein. Directed by Jonás Cuarón.

Disasters are good for some people. In the Shock Doctrine, author Naomi Klein follows the money trail and puppet strings and shows how exploiting disaster-shocked people can make some folks a huge profit in money and power. You may not be surprised, but Klein manages to show disaster relief as an underlying strategy of government/business in the past four decades, from literal "shock treatment" to the "reconstruction" of post-Katrina New Orleans and Iraq. The Green Zone/Red Zone dichotomy may be the model of the future. A provocative book worth reading.

Naomi Klein discusses Shock Doctrine in this interview:

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film

Naomi Klein's website:
http://www.naomiklein.org/main

Thanks to pdxustice Media Productions, a great website from Portland with video and links:
http://www.pdxjustice.org/