THE TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES: AMERICA AFTER MERITOCRACy
with msnbc's Chris Hayes & The nation's Katrina vanden heuvel

Thursday, June 14, 7:00 p.m.
Free; no tickets or reservations required

 

WHAT: Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another - from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to corporate America, even Major League Baseball - imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, Americans have historically low levels of trust in their institutions; the social contract between ordinary citizens and elites lies in tatters. How did we get here? With his new book Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy, MSNBC host and Nation editor-at-large Christopher Hayes offers a radically novel answer. Hayes will discuss the future of our republic with The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel.
WHO: Chris Hayes, Host of MSNBC's UP With Chris Hayes, author of Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation
David Scobey, Executive Dean of The New School for Public Engagement (welcome and opening remarks)
WHEN: 7:00 P.M., Thursday, June 14
WHERE: The New School's Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street
RSVP: Free; no tickets or reservation required

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