Naomi Klein and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor talk about what comes after Trump
Journalist and author Naomi Klein is famous for her 2007 book, “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.” The shock she explored there was the manipulation of international crisis situations to implement so-called neo-liberal, free market policies.
On a recent stop in Seattle, Klein considered another kind of shock. She read from her new book, “No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need.”
Klein then invited a special guest on stage, someone whose appearance had not been announced: Princeton professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, the author of “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.”
In a recent college commencement address, Taylor referred to President Donald Trump as a "racist, sexist megalomaniac.” When the quote made the rounds of news programs, Taylor experienced online harassment and death threats.
Due to those threats, she canceled a talk in Seattle late last month. Her friend Klein was glad to find a way for her to be heard.
This reading and discussion took place at The Neptune Theatre on June 22. Jennie Cecil Moore recorded the event.
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John O'Brien
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