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Naomi Klein: Sandy’s Devastation Opens Space for Action on Climate Change and Progressive Reform

Award-winning journalist and author Naomi Klein discusses why the reconstruction from Superstorm Sandy is actually a great place to usher in progressive change.

At a speaking event in New York City this week, award-winning journalist and author Naomi Klein discussed why the reconstruction from Superstorm Sandy is actually a great place to usher in progressive change. Klein’s latest article for The Nation magazine is called, “Superstorm Sandy — a People’s Shock?” She is the author of the best-selling book, “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,” and is now working on a book about climate change.

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Naomi Klein, is the author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Her latest article for The Nation magazine is called “Superstorm Sandy — A People’s Shock?” She is speaking on Friday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City as part of 350.org’s “Do the Math” tour with Bill McKibben.

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