Join us on Thursday, March 20 when we welcome Alexis Madrigal to celebrate the release of his book, The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City, at 9th Ave!
Free to Attend, Please RSVP
Mask Encouraged for In-Person Attendance
Or Watch on YouTube Live at the link below
https://youtube.com/live/RCBl1CEZfLU
Praise for The Pacific Circuit
"A dazzlingly imaginative (and surprisingly hopeful) telling of how everything--our cities, our globalized economy, our planet--ended up this way--and how it all started in Oakland. Pacific Circuit is a
marvel of real-life storytelling, making the world around us feel vast and magical, full of casual treachery as well as spaces of hope."--Hua Hsu, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Stay True
"This glorious, gripping urban history manages to be both close in on the details of local politics, character, and place and panoramic in its survey of what they mean and why they matter and how they connect to the rest of the planet, which is just to say that Oakland is about everything that matters most in this moment and everyone should read The Pacific Circuit."--Rebecca Solnit, author of Orwell's Roses
About The Pacific Circuit
The NPR host Alexis Madrigal reveals how the Port of Oakland explains the world.
In Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and an intimate portrait of an essential American city that has been at the crossroads of the defining themes of the twenty-first century.
Oakland's stories encompass everything from Silicon Valley's prominence and the ramifications of a compulsively digital future to the underestimated costs of technological innovation on local communities--all personified in this changing landscape for the city's lifelong inhabitants.
Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying glass to the scars etched by generations of systemic segregation and the ceaseless march of technological advancement. These are not just abstract concepts; they are embedded in the very fabric of Oakland and its people, from dockworkers and community organizers to real estate developers and businesses chasing the highest possible profits. Madrigal delves into city hall politics, traces the intertwining arcs of venture capital and hedge funds, and offers unprecedented insight into Silicon Valley's genesis and growth, all against the backdrop of Oakland--a city vibrating with untold stories and unexplored connections that can, when read carefully, reveal exactly how our markets and our world really function.
About Alexis Madrigal
Alexis Madrigal is a journalist who lives in Oakland, California. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a cofounder of the COVID Tracking Project. Previously, he was the editor in chief of Fusion and a staff writer at Wired. He has been a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Information School and its Center for the Study of Technology, Science, and Medicine as well as an affiliate with Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. He is the author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology and The Pacific Circuit.
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The event is located on the ground level, and there are no stairs between the entrance and event space.
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Free to Attend, Please RSVP
Mask Encouraged for In-Person Attendance
Or Watch on YouTube Live at the link below
https://youtube.com/live/RCBl1CEZfLU
Praise for The Pacific Circuit
"A dazzlingly imaginative (and surprisingly hopeful) telling of how everything--our cities, our globalized economy, our planet--ended up this way--and how it all started in Oakland. Pacific Circuit is a
marvel of real-life storytelling, making the world around us feel vast and magical, full of casual treachery as well as spaces of hope."--Hua Hsu, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Stay True
"This glorious, gripping urban history manages to be both close in on the details of local politics, character, and place and panoramic in its survey of what they mean and why they matter and how they connect to the rest of the planet, which is just to say that Oakland is about everything that matters most in this moment and everyone should read The Pacific Circuit."--Rebecca Solnit, author of Orwell's Roses
About The Pacific Circuit
The NPR host Alexis Madrigal reveals how the Port of Oakland explains the world.
In Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and an intimate portrait of an essential American city that has been at the crossroads of the defining themes of the twenty-first century.
Oakland's stories encompass everything from Silicon Valley's prominence and the ramifications of a compulsively digital future to the underestimated costs of technological innovation on local communities--all personified in this changing landscape for the city's lifelong inhabitants.
Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying glass to the scars etched by generations of systemic segregation and the ceaseless march of technological advancement. These are not just abstract concepts; they are embedded in the very fabric of Oakland and its people, from dockworkers and community organizers to real estate developers and businesses chasing the highest possible profits. Madrigal delves into city hall politics, traces the intertwining arcs of venture capital and hedge funds, and offers unprecedented insight into Silicon Valley's genesis and growth, all against the backdrop of Oakland--a city vibrating with untold stories and unexplored connections that can, when read carefully, reveal exactly how our markets and our world really function.
About Alexis Madrigal
Alexis Madrigal is a journalist who lives in Oakland, California. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a cofounder of the COVID Tracking Project. Previously, he was the editor in chief of Fusion and a staff writer at Wired. He has been a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Information School and its Center for the Study of Technology, Science, and Medicine as well as an affiliate with Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. He is the author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology and The Pacific Circuit.
Accessibility
The event is located on the ground level, and there are no stairs between the entrance and event space.
Join us on Thursday, March 20 when we welcome Alexis Madrigal to celebrate the release of his book, The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City, at 9th Ave!
Free to Attend, Please RSVP
Mask Encouraged for In-Person Attendance
Or Watch on YouTube Live at the link below
https://youtube.com/live/RCBl1CEZfLU
Praise for The Pacific Circuit
"A dazzlingly imaginative (and surprisingly hopeful) telling of how everything--our cities, our globalized economy, our planet--ended up this way--and how it all started in Oakland. Pacific Circuit is a
marvel of real-life storytelling, making the world around us feel vast and magical, full of casual treachery as well as spaces of hope."--Hua Hsu, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Stay True
"This glorious, gripping urban history manages to be both close in on the details of local politics, character, and place and panoramic in its survey of what they mean and why they matter and how they connect to the rest of the planet, which is just to say that Oakland is about everything that matters most in this moment and everyone should read The Pacific Circuit."--Rebecca Solnit, author of Orwell's Roses
About The Pacific Circuit
The NPR host Alexis Madrigal reveals how the Port of Oakland explains the world.
In Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and an intimate portrait of an essential American city that has been at the crossroads of the defining themes of the twenty-first century.
Oakland's stories encompass everything from Silicon Valley's prominence and the ramifications of a compulsively digital future to the underestimated costs of technological innovation on local communities--all personified in this changing landscape for the city's lifelong inhabitants.
Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying glass to the scars etched by generations of systemic segregation and the ceaseless march of technological advancement. These are not just abstract concepts; they are embedded in the very fabric of Oakland and its people, from dockworkers and community organizers to real estate developers and businesses chasing the highest possible profits. Madrigal delves into city hall politics, traces the intertwining arcs of venture capital and hedge funds, and offers unprecedented insight into Silicon Valley's genesis and growth, all against the backdrop of Oakland--a city vibrating with untold stories and unexplored connections that can, when read carefully, reveal exactly how our markets and our world really function.
About Alexis Madrigal
Alexis Madrigal is a journalist who lives in Oakland, California. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a cofounder of the COVID Tracking Project. Previously, he was the editor in chief of Fusion and a staff writer at Wired. He has been a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Information School and its Center for the Study of Technology, Science, and Medicine as well as an affiliate with Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. He is the author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology and The Pacific Circuit.
Accessibility
The event is located on the ground level, and there are no stairs between the entrance and event space.
read more
Free to Attend, Please RSVP
Mask Encouraged for In-Person Attendance
Or Watch on YouTube Live at the link below
https://youtube.com/live/RCBl1CEZfLU
Praise for The Pacific Circuit
"A dazzlingly imaginative (and surprisingly hopeful) telling of how everything--our cities, our globalized economy, our planet--ended up this way--and how it all started in Oakland. Pacific Circuit is a
marvel of real-life storytelling, making the world around us feel vast and magical, full of casual treachery as well as spaces of hope."--Hua Hsu, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Stay True
"This glorious, gripping urban history manages to be both close in on the details of local politics, character, and place and panoramic in its survey of what they mean and why they matter and how they connect to the rest of the planet, which is just to say that Oakland is about everything that matters most in this moment and everyone should read The Pacific Circuit."--Rebecca Solnit, author of Orwell's Roses
About The Pacific Circuit
The NPR host Alexis Madrigal reveals how the Port of Oakland explains the world.
In Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and an intimate portrait of an essential American city that has been at the crossroads of the defining themes of the twenty-first century.
Oakland's stories encompass everything from Silicon Valley's prominence and the ramifications of a compulsively digital future to the underestimated costs of technological innovation on local communities--all personified in this changing landscape for the city's lifelong inhabitants.
Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying glass to the scars etched by generations of systemic segregation and the ceaseless march of technological advancement. These are not just abstract concepts; they are embedded in the very fabric of Oakland and its people, from dockworkers and community organizers to real estate developers and businesses chasing the highest possible profits. Madrigal delves into city hall politics, traces the intertwining arcs of venture capital and hedge funds, and offers unprecedented insight into Silicon Valley's genesis and growth, all against the backdrop of Oakland--a city vibrating with untold stories and unexplored connections that can, when read carefully, reveal exactly how our markets and our world really function.
About Alexis Madrigal
Alexis Madrigal is a journalist who lives in Oakland, California. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a cofounder of the COVID Tracking Project. Previously, he was the editor in chief of Fusion and a staff writer at Wired. He has been a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Information School and its Center for the Study of Technology, Science, and Medicine as well as an affiliate with Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. He is the author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology and The Pacific Circuit.
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