“That is the meaning of the Trump brand - being the boss who is so rich and so powerful he can do whatever he wants. So the way in which he ran for president was to embody that idea as fully as he possibly could with his outrageousness.”

Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker

Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker. She is known for her political analysis and for her support of ecofeminism and organized labour, as well as her criticism of corporate globalization, fascism, and capitalism. Her work focuses on power, economics, and politics, especially the ways large institutions shape public life. She writes and speaks from an activist perspective, and her commentary often returns to labour rights, ecological politics, and opposition to corporate influence.