338 Quotes by Naomi Klein

Everybody that's trying to get anything progressive done in this country knows that the biggest barrier is getting money out of politics.

Brands like Starbucks came along and talked about their brand as itself being a community, the idea that Starbucks is what they like to call a 'third place,' which is not their idea; it's the idea of basic citizenry needing a place that is not work, that is not home, where citizens gather.

I think people are just incredibly depressed and hopeless about the prospects for change.

That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.

The divestment movement is a start at challenging the excesses of capitalism. It's working to delegitimize fossil fuels and showing that they're just as unethical as profits from the tobacco industry.

I think there's a couple of things going on. One is that Trump's relationship with his base is not the traditional relationship of a politician and the people who elected him, and the constituency, which is a relationship of some accountability, right? The idea is that the politicians are working for the people. They're public servants.

When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.

I can tell you Donald Trump's products may not be made in America, but Donald Trump was made in America.

As soon as you write about climate change, the first attempt to discredit you is, 'Well, you wrote this on a computer,' or, 'You took a plane to this conference.' So your opinion isn't valid.