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LSE public lecture
Economic meltdown usually brings calls for change – or it's supposed to. But when Thomas Frank set out to find these, all he heard were loud demands that the losers be hit harder and that the winners get more. In his new book, Pity The Billionaire|, which he will discuss in this talk Frank takes us a wild road-trip through the strange landscape of the American Right, the Tea Party and Glenn Beck, makes sense of a topsy-turvy world and shows how instead of complying with the new speed limit, conservative America has stamped hard on the accelerator. It is essential reading for understanding how we all got to where we are, and how we might get out.
The founding editor of the Baffler, Thomas Frank is the author of One Market Under God, The Conquest of Cool, What's the Matter with America? and The Wrecking Crew. He is also a contributor to Harper's, The Nation and the New York Times.
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Speaker(s): |
Thomas Frank | talks |
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Date and Time: |
8 February 2012 at 6:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House |
Organised by: |
London School of Economics & Political Science |
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Tickets: |
Free |
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Additional Information: |
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