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DEATH OF THE LIBERAL CLASS
Best-selling author Chris Hedges talks about his acclaimed book in the Cooper Union Rose Auditorium
The event is free and open to the public
In Death of the Liberal Class, best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges examines the demise of classical liberalism in our society at Cooper Union, Rose Auditorium. He will outline the vital role of the liberal class in a democracy, talk about its failure to sustain itself in the face of the increasingly powerful corporate state, and bring forth the dire consequences of an empty and corrupt liberalism. ’In a traditional democracy,’ Hedges explains, ’the liberal class functions as a safety valve. It makes piecemeal and incremental reform possible. It offers hope for change and proposes gradual steps toward greater equality. It endows the state and the mechanisms of power with virtue. It also serves as an attack dog that discredits radical social movements.’
Chris Hedges has reported from more than 50 countries and has worked for The Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, for which he was a foreign correspondent for 15 years. Hedges was part of the team of reporters at The New York Times awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for the paper’s coverage of global terrorism.
WHEN: May 25, 2011, 6:30 pm
WHERE: Cooper Union, Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square (entrance on 7th St. at 3rd Ave.), NYC 10003. Subways: Astor Place (6), 8th Street (N, R)
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.
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The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a distinguished private college of art, architecture and engineering founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper, an inventor, industrialist and philanthropist. Since its founding, all admitted students have received full-tuition scholarships.
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