Thom Hartmann: Conversations wtih Great Minds - Naomi Klein Occupy Wall Street. part 1

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For tonight's "Conversation with Great Minds" - I am joined by award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and internationally best-selling author - Naomi Klein. Naomi Klein is a contributing editor for Harper’s and reporter for Rolling Stone, and writes a regular column for The Nation and The Guardian that is also syndicated internationally. Her writing has appeared in dozens of other major newspapers - including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and The Los Angeles Times. In 2004, her reporting from Iraq for Harper’s magazine earned her the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism. She is a former Miliband Fellow at the London School of Economics and holds an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of King’s College in Canada. In 2007, her book, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" became a number one international best-seller. Her first book "No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies" was published in 1999 and was also an international bestseller The New York Times called it "a movement bible," Time Magazine named it as one of the Top 100 non-fiction books published since 1923, and the Literary Review of Canada has named it one of the hundred most important Canadian books ever published. Naomi talks to Thom Hartmann about Occupy Wall Street, the Keystone Pipeline and the economy.

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1. kickin for later

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2. She provides much great insight,. .

in a very calm and direct manner.

I particularly agree with the last point; since Obama got in on promises of FUNDAMENTAL change, and has not delivered. The people have been forced to come together, and spur some actual change,. we will no longer settle for small time tinkering with the current system. A radical re-working is the only option now. Those in power had a chance to smooth things over had they allowed Obama to do some tinkering. however the Rethugs obstructionism has driven us to this point now,. and there is quite literately no turning back!