Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: Are We Rooting for the End of the World?

A new book argues that extreme wealth and political movements are pushing us toward a global disaster.

Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor have a new book out. In it, they share a dark warning. They believe that today’s political extremists are actually excited for the world to end. Klein and Taylor look at how extreme wealth changes people. Klein says that having way too much money makes people act like 'supremacists.' She explains that this level of wealth makes people believe they are better than everyone else. This, she says, leads to dangerous ways of thinking. The authors point to the American right wing as a group that seems to be cheering for doomsday. They argue that these groups …