Join Victoria Law and Chuck Collins as they discuss their new books.
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2 VIRTUAL BOOK EVENTS
** "Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration
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Friday April 9 at 7-8:30pm CDT
The Progressive and A Room of One's Own bookstore present
A book release event with author Victoria Law and her new book
"Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration
Victoria Law will be in conversation with Bill Lueders, editor of The Progressive magazine. After which she will take questions from the audience.
Victoria Law is a freelance journalist who focuses on the intersections of incarceration, gender and resistance. Her books include Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women ([link removed]) , Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms ([link removed]) (co-authored with Maya Schenwar), and the forthcoming (April 2, 2021) “ ([link removed]) Prisons Make Us Safer” and 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration. ([link removed])
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** The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Spend Millions to Hide Trillions
by Chuck Collins
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Thursday April 15 at 7-8:30pm CDT
The Progressive and A Room of One's Own bookstore present
A book release event with author Chuck Collins and his new book The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Spend Millions to Hide Trillions.
Chuck Collins will be in conversation with Norman Stockwell, publisher of The Progressivemagazine. After which he will take questions from the audience.
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Chuck Collins is the Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good ([link removed]) at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. ([link removed]) He is author of the popular book, Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good ([link removed]) (Chelsea Green). His most recent book, Is Inequality in America Irreversible? ([link removed]) is published by the Oxford, UK-based Polity Press. His forthcoming book, The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Spend Millions to Hide Trillions ([link removed]) (Polity) will be published in April 2021.
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