Naomi Klein on the Exploitation of Shock

From using 9/11 to abuse executive power and create the 200 billion dollar "homeland security industry," to exploitng the devestation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the current administration has become a "shell" of a govenment and caters more to private interests than its country. Nation author Naomi Klein, discusses her book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, and how the Bush administration pushed a series of unpopular agendas during moments of crisis that otherwise would have never been accepted by the country. Klein explains how the "philosophy of power" that directed these decisions has led to the neglect of New Orleans and the endless war in Iraq. She offers suggestions on what could have been done and what needs to be done to turn crises into situations that the whole population, and maybe even the environment, could benefit from.

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