In "The Shock Doctrine," Naomi Klein delivers a powerful critique of the global march of disaster capitalism—a phenomenon where crises are exploited for radical privatization and unchecked corporate power. With meticulous research and gripping on-the-ground reporting, Klein uncovers how, in the aftermath of cataclysms—be they wars, coups, or natural disasters—shock and awe tactics are used not just militarily but economically. From Iraq to New Orleans, Sri Lanka to South Africa, she reveals the unsettling pattern of how governments and corporations dismantle public ownership and seize the commons when societies are too disoriented to resist. Klein traces the intellectual underpinning of these tactics to the late Milton Friedman and his followers, who advocated for using crises to push through controversial policies while citizens are too emotionally and physically distracted by disasters to engage. This "shock therapy" has been applied across the globe, with chilling efficiency, to further a neoliberal agenda that prioritizes profit over people. "The Shock Doctrine" stands as a sobering testament to the dark side of free-market capitalism, exposing a world in which suffering and loss are commodified into opportunities for deepening inequality and entrenching corporate control. Through her compelling narrative, Klein challenges us to resist and rethink the future we are being steered toward.