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SUMMARY:Inequality and the Rise of Authoritarianism: Lessons from China to the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on many years of experience reporting in China and 
 other repressive regimes\, Writer-in-Residence at the Hemingway House 
 Kathleen Mclaughlin will discuss how socioeconomic inequality has given 
 rise to authoritarianism around the world. She'll talk about parallels 
 between China and the U.S. in our current political moment and how 
 Americans might protect their own democracy and democratic norms.\n\nThis 
 program will be livestreamed and available to watch later. Click here to 
 watch online.\n\nKathleen McLaughlin is a journalist and non-fiction author 
 who worked as a foreign correspondent in China for sixteen years. Her work 
 centers on socioeconomic class\, labor rights and inequality around the 
 world\, and how those factors shape global\, national and local politics. 
 Her 2023 book\, Blood Money: The Story of Life\, Death\, and Profit Inside 
 America's Blood Industry\, an investigation of the global plasma industry\, 
 shed light on the United States' erosion of social safety nets that quietly 
 led millions of Americans to sell their blood to get by.
LOCATION:John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall\, The Community Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Martha Williams":MAILTO:mwilliams@comlib.org
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Conversations
CONTACT;CN="Martha Williams":MAILTO:mwilliams@comlib.org
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