Author Jacob Hacker Examines Our Fixed Political System
Please join the Brennan Center for Justice for a lunch conversation with:
Jacob Hacker
Author, Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer—And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
and
Michael Waldman
Executive Director, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 12:30 pm
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
161 Avenue of the Americas, at Spring Street
12th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Lunch will be served
Space is limited, so please RSVP to Deborah Francois at deborah.francois@nyu.edu or at 646-292-8371.
In the past three decades economic inequality has spiked. This has often been chalked up to the inevitable effects of globalization, technological innovation, and educational disparities. But in his new book, Jacob Hacker probes deeper and finds an inflexible, fixed political system to blame, and asks why our public officials have rewritten the rules to benefit “the few at the expense of the many.” The good news? Because the roots of this problem are political, Hacker argues it can be fixed through sensible reform efforts. We hope you can join us for this urgent discussion with Jacob Hacker and Michael Waldman as we examine these ideas and discuss the next steps.
