(May 8, 1970- )
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Books include 'The Shock Doctrine,' 'Fences And Windows' and 'No Logo'

She is viewed as an anti-corporate, anti-capitalist, anti-globalization crusader.
Cynical, angry and reactionary are just a few of the adjectives which have been used to describe her.
In 'The Shock Doctrine,' she alleges Bush's plan was to force a free market economy in post-war Iraq.
She was born in Canada because her leftist parents left the United States during the Vietnam War.
She dropped out of the University of Toronto.

She won the Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism (for her reports on the war in Iraq).
She raised awareness about large international corporations exploiting labor in impoverished nations.
She was a fellow at the London School of Economics.
'The Shock Doctrine' became a New York Times best seller and was translated into 27 different languages.
Her fans include actor John Cusack and British band Radiohead.

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