Naomi Klein has been writing critiques of capitalism and globalisation for more than 20 years. But now, for one of the most influential and outspoken figures on the political left, things are getting desperate. In her latest book ‘End Times Fascism’ she writes about how the global economic order is combining with other powerful forces to hasten the end of the world as we know it.
The author and social activist tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the religious fundamentalists, tech bros and white supremacists that keep her up at night, and her ideas about how to stop them – including dismantling capitalism, and why it hasn’t happened yet.
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00:00 Intro
01:06 Naomi Klein: what makes someone a radical?
02:30 Growing up in a radical family
06:06 How Naomi Klein became a journalist
09:36 The alliance between tech billionaires and religious fundamentalists
12:38 Why tech billionaires should be taken seriously
14:02 How the right uses trolling as a political strategy
15:44 Inside the tech billionaires’ vision of escape
19:32 The AI race and the climate crisis
20:55 What does Naomi Klein mean by fascism?
25:15 Why naming fascism matters
27:29 Could apocalyptic beliefs become self-fulfilling?
30:08 How conspiracy theories exploit uncertainty
34:17 Can opposition to AI unite political rivals?
36:36 How to challenge the far right
40:28 Does capitalism need to be transformed?
44:03 Could the AI bubble trigger a financial crisis?
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