Naomi Klein
Author, activist and filmmaker
Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, activist and filmmaker known for her critiques of capitalism and corporate globalization, and for her work on climate justice.
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Canadian Born 1970 in Montreal, Canada
About Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein was born in Montreal in 1970. She first became known internationally with No Logo, and The Shock Doctrine, a study of the history of neoliberal economics, followed in 2007. Her other books include No Is Not Enough, which was a New York Times bestseller and a National Book Award nominee, and Doppelganger, which was announced for publication in September 2023. She has also made the documentary film The Take with her husband Avi Lewis. Klein has been a columnist for The Guardian and has reported for Harper's and Rolling Stone. She received the Sydney Peace Prize in 2016 for her climate justice activism. Since 2021 she has held a professorship in climate justice at the University of British Columbia, where she co-directs the Centre for Climate Justice.