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Post Katrina rubble in New Orleans on Oct 25, 2005 (chuckp/flickr)
Capitalizing on Disaster?
Naomi Klein discusses her new book “The Shock Doctrine,” a theory on how right-wing politicians exploit disasters like Katrina and 9/11 to further conservative economic policies. Also, we get reaction to Hillary Clinton’s health care speech, get an update on Brooklyn's Surrogate Court Judge elections today, look at what Hurricane Katrina can teach us about race and class, and find out where our listeners discuss politics.
Hillary's Health Care Plan
Dr. Jeanne Lambrew, former senior health analyst at the National Economic Council under President Clinton, associate professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
Judging the Primary
Jonathan Hicks, political reporter for the New York Times, reports on the one race people are paying attention to in this off-year primary election: The Brooklyn Surrogate's Court judge.
Learning from Katrina
Margaret Crocco, professor of social studies and education at Teachers College, Columbia University and Bob Herbert, New York Times columnist and author of Promises Betrayed: Waking up from the American Dream, (Times Books, 2005) explain how they use the Hurricane Katrina aftermath to teach about race and class in the U.S.
Promises Betrayed is available for purchase at Amazon.com
Capitalizing on Disaster
Naomi Klein, Canadian anti-globalism activist and author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Metropolitan Books, 2007) says corporate capitalism exploits catastrophes (like Katrina, 9/11, the tsunami) to gain control of markets.
The Shock Doctrine is available for purchase at Amazon.com
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Book signing at Barnes and Noble in Chelsea (located on 6th Avenue between 22nd & 23rd Streets), Tuesday September 18th at 7pm
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