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Jul 2017
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#018 Naomi Klein - Why We Must Kill Our ...

Russell Brand
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As Naomi Klein discusses her new book with me she explains how the groundwork laid by Bill Clinton and Bill Gates led to Donald Trump’s presidency; the political shock tactics being used to force through destructive policies; and how resistance and imagination can lead to radical change. 

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