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DESCRIPTION:For our April, 2026 meeting we will be reading and discussing the first 
 three chapters of The Pacific Circuit, by Alex Madrigal (Amazon) 
 (MacMillan).  For our May meeting we will finish the book.\n\nAlexis 
 Madrigal reveals how understanding Oakland explains the modern 
 world.\nIn The 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 a vivid rendering of the defining themes of the 
 twenty-first century.\nOakland’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 by the 
 city’s lifelong inhabitants.\nThe Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying 
 glass to the legacies 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 
 businesspeople 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.\n\nStrike Debt Bay Area hosts this non-technical book group 
 discussion monthly on new and radical economic thinking. Our first book was 
  Doughnut Economics, and our most recent books were A Paradise Built in 
 Hell, What's Left - 3 Paths Through the Planetary Crisis, The Age of 
 Insecurity and Elinor Ostrom's Rules for Radicals. For the rest of our 
 reading list see here.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/04/30/18885941.php
SUMMARY:Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Pacific Circuit
LOCATION:Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online 
 invite.  All are welcome!
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/04/30/18885941.php
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