
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...

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...

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. ...

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...

Naomi Klein Hilarious, therapeutic, inspiring. The Yes Men are geniuses.
Source: theyesmenfixtheworld.com
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).

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. ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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

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. ...









