Oct 4 2008

Naomi Klein on the Colbert Report

Date posted: 4 October 2008
View this article online here: http://www.sacsis.org.za/site/article/65.19

Comic Stephen Colbert interviews Naomi Klein about her book 'The Shock Doctrine: The rise of disaster capitalism'. Colbert burlesquely tackles the key points in Klein's book with fun and flair without detracting from the serious issues raised by the activist author.

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