Thank you, Stuart for this conversation. It just underscores how the gaslighting on so many fundamental issues—income inequality, racism, climate change (to name but a few)—is not something new, but has been going on for decades. We can’t work on solving problems we’re emphatically told don’t exist. “Nothing to see here, move along.”
It’s vitally important that this nation has the much delayed conversation about the working poor, and that remediation in whatever forms it takes is done in earnest. NYC has a very serious problem as well, but so far the suggested solutions seem inadequate and unworkable. Newly added basement apartments that flood in heavy rains leading to tragic deaths are but one problem. Another is that most of NYC is made of islands circumscribed by water. There’s only so much available land and that’s it. I commend this author for bringing it to our attention with all its complexities, and I truly hope substantial solutions can be found. I also commend these five families for opening up their lives so freely. Perhaps with the light shining directly on them they will be the objects of real substantial assistance. While I hope for the success of this book, I also do hope there is some financial benefit for these five families for their participation.
Both of my adult children fall in this working class homelessness. They both make over $20/hr yet there aren’t any available apts or other affordable housing, and when there is they will not allow animals so it is a double edged sword. One of my children lives with me in my 2 bedroom home and the other lives with their father.
This is an issue that has long concerned me. I will be ordering this book from Barnes and Noble (shameless plug for their democratic support)
Thank you, Stuart for this conversation. It just underscores how the gaslighting on so many fundamental issues—income inequality, racism, climate change (to name but a few)—is not something new, but has been going on for decades. We can’t work on solving problems we’re emphatically told don’t exist. “Nothing to see here, move along.”
It’s vitally important that this nation has the much delayed conversation about the working poor, and that remediation in whatever forms it takes is done in earnest. NYC has a very serious problem as well, but so far the suggested solutions seem inadequate and unworkable. Newly added basement apartments that flood in heavy rains leading to tragic deaths are but one problem. Another is that most of NYC is made of islands circumscribed by water. There’s only so much available land and that’s it. I commend this author for bringing it to our attention with all its complexities, and I truly hope substantial solutions can be found. I also commend these five families for opening up their lives so freely. Perhaps with the light shining directly on them they will be the objects of real substantial assistance. While I hope for the success of this book, I also do hope there is some financial benefit for these five families for their participation.
Very pertinent, so very pertinent.
Thank you for this interesting and timely interview. Will you let us know when he’s in the Bay Area?
Here you go:
San Francisco, CA
Thursday, June 12 @ 7:00pm
Green Apple Books
Both of my adult children fall in this working class homelessness. They both make over $20/hr yet there aren’t any available apts or other affordable housing, and when there is they will not allow animals so it is a double edged sword. One of my children lives with me in my 2 bedroom home and the other lives with their father.