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DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents\n\nTHOMAS FRANK\nRendezvous with 
 Oblivion\nHosted by Kris Welch\n            \nAdvance tickets $12: 
 800-838-3006 and at independent bookstores, $15 door, Benefit KPFA, Info: 
 kpfa.org/events   \n\nWith his exceptionally sharp eye for detail, Thomas 
 Frank takes us on a wide-ranging tour through present day America,  showing 
 us a society in the final stages of disintegration, and describing the 
 worlds of both the winners and the losers-the sprawling mansion districts 
 as well as the daily lives of fast-food workers. \n\nRendezvous with 
 Oblivion is a collection of interlocking essays examining exactly how 
 grotesque inequality has manifested itself in our cities, in our jobs, in 
 the way we travel, and of course in our politics, where in 2016, millions 
 of anxious ordinary people rallied to the insulting presidential campaign 
 of a billionaire who had only contempt for them. These accounts of folly 
 and exploitation are brought together in this volume, unified by Frank's 
 distinctive voice, sardonic wit, and fresh, anti-orthodox perspective.  
 They capture a society where status signifiers are hollow, where the allure 
 of mobility is merely another con job, and where rebellion too often yields 
 nothing.  For those who despair of the future of this country, Rendezvous 
 with Oblivion is a booster shot of energy, reality, and welcome moral 
 outrage. \n\n"Thomas Frank combines two things absent from most liberal 
 commentary: muckraking reporting and satiric wit." - New York Times' Book 
 Review\n\nThomas Frank is the author of the New York Times' bestselling 
 What's the Matter with Kansas?  as well as Listen, Liberal, and Pity the 
 Billionaire, and The Wrecking Crew. A former columnist for The Wall Street 
 Journal and Harper's, he is the founding editor of The Baffler, and writes 
 regularly for The Guardian.\n\nKris Welch is a veteran, very popular KPFA 
 on-air host, a mother, and a devoted grandmother.\n\n$12 advance, $15 
 door.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/06/27/18816090.php
SUMMARY:Thomas Frank: Rendezvous With Oblivion
LOCATION:St. John's Presbyterian Church\n2727 College Avenue\nBerkeley, CA 94705
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/06/27/18816090.php
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