Naomi Klein

‘Abolish Oil Now!’ Just Released

October 4, 2021 By Erik Curren

Just in time for the UN climate summit in Glasgow starting at the end of October, my latest book ‘Abolish Oil Now!’ has been published. Some people won’t like what it has to say.

My 5 Top Picks for New Books on the Climate Crisis

July 28, 2021 By Erik Curren

Out-of-control wildfires, heatwaves, and storms show that we all need to care about climate. We already have enough books about science. Here are some about people, conflict, and power.

[Book Review] ‘On Fire: The (Burning) Case for the Green New Deal’ by Naomi Klein

November 14, 2019 By Erik Curren

Naomi Klein’s latest book is a mix of reprints and new material but is worth reading for her takedown of those who say it’s too late to fight climate chaos.

The Climate Movement Needs to Celebrate our Heroes Like Abolitionists Did

July 6, 2019 By Erik Curren

After 30 years, the climate movement is too much about data and not enough about people. Celebrating our leaders can inspire Americans to join us.

The Fight against Climate Change Must Become the New Abolitionism

June 17, 2019 By Erik Curren

There’s no moral comparison between humans who suffered in slavery and molecules of fossil fuels. But the abolition movement of the nineteenth century may hold the key to unblocking climate action today.

Climate Crisis Shouldn’t be about Mere Money

June 4, 2019 By Erik Curren

I was so pleased to see a piece called “Climate change is our World War III. It needs a bold response” today by the venerable Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. A great all-around mind, Stiglitz brings an economist’s wide take on money, stuff and people to the question of whether the world can afford […]