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2009 Brooklyn Book Festival: The Great Recession

Justin Fox; Naomi Klein; Kai Wright

About the Program

From the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival, a panel discussion on the current economic recession.  The panelists are: Justin Fox ("The Myth of the Rational Market"), Naomi Klein ("The Shock Doctrine") and Kai Wright ("Drifting Toward Love"). The discussion is moderated by New York Daily News columnist Errol Louis.

About the Authors

Justin Fox

Justin Fox is the business and economics columnist for Time magazine where he writes the blog The Curious Capitalist for Time.com.  Mr. Fox was formerly a writer and editor at Fortune.


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Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein writes a weekly column for The Nation and The Guardian She is the author of "No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies" and "Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate." Ms. Klein was formerly a fellow at the London School of Economics.


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Kai Wright

Kai Wright is a Brooklyn based writer and editor.  His work has appeared in The Progressive, Mother Jones, The Village Voice, and other media outlets.  He is the author of "Soldiers of Freedom: An Illustrated History of African Americans in the Armed Forces."   


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Program Information

2009 Brooklyn Book Festival: The Great Recession

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, October 11th at 4:01am (ET)
  • Saturday, October 10th at 1:31pm (ET)
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