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If you're looking for a book to make you angry, this is the one. I found it infuriating to listen to the idea of governments and large corporations profiting for disasters like 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Invasion of Iraq. I knew George W. Bush and his admin were of bunch of gutter thugs, but now I see I was only aware of the tip of the corruption iceberg.
As I read this I kept thinking about Trump and the current covid pandemic. ⬇️ Continued

Now-classic expose of how moneyed interests - with the aid of sympathetic or coerced governments- use natural disasters, wars and other catastrophes to shred regulations and gobble up property, assets and market share at a rate that would have otherwise been impossible. This strategy has only accelerated since the book was published (2006) and helps explain the godawful income inequality that exists in the US today. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I can‘t believe I put off reading this book for over a decade. This has to be one of the best contemporary histories of American imperialism and its modern raison d‘être available. In brief, Klein‘s “master narrative” traces the evolution of Milton Friedman‘s laissez-faire style of capitalist economic ideology out of the University of Chicago and how Washington implemented it through coups and such across the global south after various disasters.

This book is making me mad, but informative about something we need to know especially now with the virus.

Brilliant book that has forever changed my understanding of capitalism & politics, offering a new framework to consider international politics and the development and aid work funded by UK and USA. One issue is the omissions of geopolitical and historical dynamics in Lebanon and Iraq in favour of advancing Klein's argument, making me wonder about the omissions in her discussions of S. America, S. Africa and Asia.
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Another important work from one of most brilliant, brave and principled thinkers of our times. Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in economics, state services and international politics.
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This book rocked me. The Iraq War section left me with a profound sense of disgust, esp reading a decade later. The anti-war movement died, the war architects retired to cushy book deals, and the rest of us settled into cultural amnesia. And we‘re STILL bombing ppl! Ugh. I really loved the closing message on taking the lead from affected communities already resisting and rebuilding. A must-read for anyone trying to understand just how we got here.

Naomi Klein is speaking at the Southbank centre in London on 9 March!! Can‘t believe I have a ticket to hear one of my all time fave authors and human beings in conversation. I only discovered her last year but I think I‘ve read everything she‘s ever published now!

Anyone else who‘s coming/wants to come hit me up! We could get a drink beforehand or something

Another book given to me by my incredibly intelligent future lawyer cousin. He clearly believes I need some education in the area of capitalism and economics...I will attempt to read this maybe when I have the patience for feeling like I'm in school again!
Merry Christmas!!! 🎄💕🤘🏻

Everything Naomi Klein writes is amazing and this is no exception.

Truly eye opening, shocking, clear and inspiring. It covered lots of countries in lots of continents and could have been confusing if anyone else had written it, but I‘ve learned a lot and don‘t feel like it was too much. If I could make any one author compulsory reading for everyone alive it would be Naomi Klein.

Project read-everything-Naomi-Klein-has-ever-written is go! Her books just give me life. Every one makes my mind a bit bigger, it feels like. A close friend who studied politics and is one of the cleverest people I know loved this one so I‘m going in very excited.

Brilliant and eye opening...book explains very clearly how human rights are often trampled by the corporations when they are trying to achieve endless growth and profit...a balanced outlook is required to shape a better future.

An excellent book that talks about the "shock doctors", global profiteers who cash in on war, chaos, and climate disasters. Exposes the #lies that corporate-owned media helps to disseminate in service of the people in power. This is a must-read book that is thoroughly researched and presented in straightforward, forceful prose.
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An amazing book to be reading right now. Wanna know why things are the way they are? This is really helping me figure it out.

Three books that have been in my tbr pile for a while. Now might be the time to read them with Pres. Cheeto trying to scare everyone about immigrants and trans people. #fear #scaretactics #shockdoctrine #currentevents #resist #alternativefacts

#scary #nonfiction #litsy this book is so scary. I could not finish it because I was too horrified. The descriptions of the torture used for political and economic purposes made me ill. Maybe someday when I have a stronger stomach. Google photo credit

Half of this pile is still unread, but they look nice ☺️

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