Deregulation, privatization, free trade. They were the buzzwords of the 1990s when things were good and the golden age of capitalism had reached its peak. Corporations took the place of public institutions and museums and art galleries, movie theaters and even our public schools were filled with ads from the generous benefactors whose hunger to privatize every inch of public space, whether real or virtual, knew no limits. That’s the company history anyway. 

Naomi Klein in her first book No Logo, examined the wide reaching and destructive nature of corporate branding and its impact on public space, politics, and resistance. Tonight on GRITtv she discusses her now book, The Shock Doctrine and how private companies are using disasters–from the war in Iraq to wildfires in California–to make millions.  

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