Naomi Klein on Donald Trump and the new shock politics

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🗓️ 6 July 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Earlier this week we recorded a special episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast at the Acast studio in east London. We were joined by author and activist Naomi Klein and BBC economics editor Kamal Ahmed as they discussed Klein's bestselling new book 'No Is Not Enough'. In this wide-ranging discussion, Klein sets out her view of Trump as the ultimate megabrand. To her, Trump’s presidency is not an aberration – it's the culmination of recent political trends and amounts to nothing less than a giant corporate takeover of America. Will Trump-style politics become the new normal, or – however unstable the world feels right now – can progressives unite to to defeat what Klein calls the new politics of shock and fear? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.0	It was recorded at the A-Car studio in East London and features author and activist Naomi Klein in conversation with the BBC economics editor,
1:12.0	Kamal Ahmed. They were discussing the themes of her new bestseller,
1:15.4	No is not enough defeating the news shock politics. We hope you enjoy listening.
1:21.5	Naomi, welcome.
1:24.0	There's a kick off with trying to understand the events of the last year in America and Donald
1:30.5	Trump.
1:31.5	A lot of your book is about Donald Trump. Can you try to explain
1:34.9	to us where you think the phenomenon of Trump came from?
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