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SUMMARY:Fighting for the American Dream: An Evening with Author and Waltham Native Charles Whalen
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Waltham Museum for an evening with Charles J. Whalen\, WHS class of ’78\, an award-winning economist and author of the forthcoming book Fighting for the American Dream: From Blue-Collar Kid to Maverick Economist\, The Battle to Defend Working Families. Charles’s book explores the decades-long erosion of the American Dream through the lens of a career memoir. \nFighting for the American Dream traces the transformation of the US economy since WWII from the author’s perspective: a working-class kid who became the first in his family to attend college\, pursued a career advocating for working families\, and navigated through the same currents of job insecurity as those he aimed to defend. The book urges an overdue public discussion of the need to shape a prosperous\, sustainable\, and humane economy for all. \nCharles is a research fellow at the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy\, University at Buffalo. His career spans four decades\, including work at the Congressional Budget Office\, BusinessWeek\, and Cornell University. Fighting for the American Dream is his ninth book. \nCharles’s book is published by Bloomsbury and becomes available September 3rd. It can be ordered now from all major book sellers (such as Amazon.com) and the publisher (Bloomsbury.com). A discount code will be available to all who attend the event. \nWhere:  The Waltham Museum\, 25 Lexington St.\, Waltham 02452.  \nParking: Public Parking Garage directly across from the museum on Lexington St. \nWhen: Thursday\, August 27th beginning at 6:30 pm. Free \nTo reserve your seat: Email info@walthammuseum.org or call 781-893-9020.
URL:https://walthammuseum.org/index.php/event/fighting-for-the-american-dream-an-evening-with-author-and-waltham-native-charles-whalen/
LOCATION:Waltham Museum\, 25 Lexington Street\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author,Memoir,Waltham
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