“We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.”

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.