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Naomi Klein
November 16th, 2009Almost ten years ago, on November 30, 1999, tens of thousands of protestors shut down a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. The activists were not against trade or globalization, despite the many misleading claims in the mainstream media...
Naomi Klein
November 12th, 2009Published in The Nation The other day I received a pre-publication copy of The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle, by David Solnit and Rebecca Solnit...
Naomi Klein
November 11th, 2009Published in Rolling Stone One last chance to save the world—for months, that's how the United Nations summit on climate change in Copenhagen, which starts in early December, was being hyped. ...
Maggie Allen
Maggie Allen
he`ll say that `til a Meterorite hits him on the head! very soon.....
28 November at 03:55
Naomi Klein
October 15th, 2009Published in The Nation Of all the explanations for Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, the one that rang truest came from French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
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Naomi Klein Hilarious, therapeutic, inspiring. The Yes Men are geniuses.

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Playing Oct. 7-20, TWO WEEKS ONLY @ FILM FORUM - West Houston St. (west of 6th Ave), 212.727.8110Showtimes: daily at 1:00, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8:00 and 10:00 pmThe Yes Men will be at most screenings the first week (Oct. 7-13).
Yingwani Jan Mnisi
Yingwani Jan Mnisi
ladies and gentlemen, my friends, I J. Mnisi hereby declares that I am starting a campaign to convince Obama not to accept the Nobel Prize in favour of a more deserving Morgan Tsvangirai. Obama stated he has not done enough to be elected for the Nobel. On the day he was elected, he met the Security Council to resource 3... wars. In 1973, Le Duc Tho... See More declined to be elected for the Nobel, stating there is no peace in his country. Obama can do likewise, stating he is resourcing 3 wars. If Obama robs ordinary activists like Tsavangarai, then who will ever stand up to the likes of Mugabe? Will you have balls to support my campain? Will Obama have balls to do a Le Duc Tho to these sad people on the Nobel Committee, the people who are tryig to rubbish the suffering of activists on the ground, the people who see the death of the many people who died fighting for peace and justice in Zimbabwe as nothing compared to an 8-day presidency of Obama... My friends, think... think... think...
15 October at 12:35
Arek Kozak
Arek Kozak
Hi Naomi... what about this one...: )...?
There is not enough money in the world to strengthen production and to satisfy people’s needs (even the most basic ones). Banks understand that very well, and are now mass-producing currency whilst handing it out to people at a high interest rate. There isn't a person around who can figure out how much of this cash will be OR SHOULD BE enough WITHIN THE MODERN ECONOMY SYSTEM...! Let's now imagine that everyone is making F.EX:t 1000 (HUMUS) pounds per month /right amount shoud be easy to calculate...: ).../. This would lead to a "gradual" increase in consumerism, which would in turn cause an increase in production, more people would produce and sell, competition would rise, quality of services and products would also increase -and even if their price would increase, it would simply be the sign of overall approval and appreciation for their value and not simply due to the lack of available choices. In our times, export and import are the norm, so nobody would have to experience shortages. The rest is easy to calculate. This is the idea, which is supposed to help two groups. Those who already have would trade their goods for "HUMMUS" [the new currency] and those who don't have would receive enough [goods] to last for generations to come. Of course, direct employment at the core of even the most underprivileged of countries would be necessary, whether in USA, UK, Poland or The China. However, can you imagine the amount of volunteers who would graciously take care of our world's problems and developing they talents and skills? A little faith in the human race, it's the lack of funds which stops people from taking action... It's a different /TO HARD/ world we're living in, money should be widely available... a small calculation which could work OR JUST COMMUN SENCE...: )... 1. Set an average world hourly wage according to today's needs, (for example 6 HOMUS per hour) and make this an adjustable rate, changing accordingly with the increase of common wealth. 2. Multiply this sum by the number of active employment hours in, say 50 years, for example. 3. This would be the sum given monthly to everyone from the day they are born, or in a larger investment sum after reaching the age of 20 for example, depending on the financial level of families or the financial decisions made by families. 4. Additional funds would be available depending on each citizen’s will or talent, on the assumption that today’s minimum wage level would be 6 HOMUS per hour. Everyone would make approximately 900.000 HUMUS in their lifetime, plus whatever extra money they'd decided to make- a pretty nice sum to start with- and if they decided to spend or invest this money, it would be up to each individual. New System Imagine that starting tomorrow everyone in the world from newborns all the way up to the elderly would start to collect their pension in the "new currency" (let's call it "HUMUS") as 1000 HUMUS S MONTH for the rest of our lives. what would happen then?
with society?
with the economy?
with people...? ... See More
PS
THE "MODERN" FINANCIAL STRUCTURE CAN STAY AS IT IS THE SYSTEM SHULD REGULEITED IT SELF I HOPSOO...: )... + main independent Commun Banking..: )... anyway... furder research could be done...: )...
15 October at 16:46
Naomi Klein
October 1st, 2009Posted on the Huffington Post When Obama arrives in Copenhagen tomorrow to support Chicago’s Olympic bid, he will be showing the world that he is willing to schlep to Scandinavia for an event he considers important. ...
Naomi Klein
September 24th, 2009Published in The Nation...
Naomi Klein
September 12th, 2009Published in The Guardian Americans began the summer still celebrating the dawn of a "post-racial" era. They are ending it under no such illusion...
Naomi Klein
September 9th, 2009Published in The Nation When I heard the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was holding a celebratory "spotlight" on Tel Aviv, I felt ashamed of Toronto, the city where I live...
Naomi Klein
September 3rd, 2009Originally published on http://torontodeclaration.blogspot.com As members of the Canadian and international film, culture and media arts communities, we are deeply disturbed by the Toronto International Film Festival’s decision to host a celebratory spotlight on Tel Aviv. ...
Naomi Klein
August 6th, 2009Look out for Naomi's cover story on "Durban II" in the September issue of Harper's, on sale August 25th. Here's the announcement from Harper's press office:read more
Red Bingham
Red Bingham
To echo Izumi's question: "When are you coming to Australia?" If you would like assistance in organizing a tour, I'm happy to oblige from the Melbourne end.
06 November at 17:33
Naomi Klein
July 29th, 2009[Adapted from a speech on May 2, 2009 at The Progressive’s 100th anniversary conference and originally printed in The Progressive magazine, August 2009 issue] We are in a progressive moment, a moment when the ground is shifting beneath our feet, and anything is possible. ...
Naomi Klein
By Yotam Feldman - July 2nd, 2009 Published in Ha'aretz NOTE: Ha’aretz made a translation error in a previous version of this article. This is a corrected version [correction in bold]. ...