Fighting a Corporate-Owned Planet
Anti-globalization champion Naomi Klein talks about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. A respected author and columnist, Klein has written three published works including her previous best-seller No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies. In this conversation with Dr. Caldicott, we discover what drives Klein’s interest in the corporate and international marketplace, and take a closer look at the “disaster capitalism” taking place around the world.
This episode also features an excerpt from the filmnHelen’s War: Portrait of a Dissident, produced by Dr. Caldicott’s niece Anna Broinowski. In the excerpt, you will hear clips of interviews with Martin Sheen, Lily Tomlin, Senator Ted Kennedy and the late Christopher Reeve.