Naomi Klein

I've been a recent admirer of the work of journalist Naomi Klein. Someone sent me a link to an article she wrote about the Iraq war and how it may have been, among other things and perhaps more than anything, an exercise in capitalism (Baghdad Year Zero, http://www.harpers.org/BaghdadYearZero.html). I've begun reading her book No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies (c. 2000, 2002) and I URGE you to pick up a copy if you're as passionate as I am about the subjects of branding, corporate monopolies, the injustice of sweatshops and factory closings in the pursuit of lower costs and higher profits, and activism to reclaim our freedom and identity in a world of brands. Looking on the web, I discovered that Klein has a website all her own with many of her writings and links to agencies watching sweatlabor. Visit http://www.nologo.org/. Incidentally, Klein is writer/producer of a new film, The Take about business globalization in the lens of an Argentine auto factory. It will play in theatres in North America, most beginning this week and in March. Klein is cited as one of the strongest Canadian documentary talents and I hope I have the chance to catch this film. If you did and would like to attach a comment, please feel free.