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Journalist Eyal Press reported on the occupational hazards that come with being an essential worker in America. The Boston Public Library and the Innovation Center hosted this virtual event.

Author Kim Phillips-Fein talked about her book, Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics. In the book, she recounts how faced with billions of dollars of debt, …

Panelists talked about the social changes of the 1970s, including the effects of Watergate and the Vietnam War, as well as the rise in divorce rates and drug incarceration. They spoke at…

A panel discussion was held on 1980s and it’s definition as a historical period. The decade defined by the presidency of Ronald Reagan became a critical moment for both the political right a…

Kim Phillips-Fein spoke about her book, Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan. In the book she recounts a history of the modern-day conservativ…