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Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and author of Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream Alissa Quart helps us dispel the myth of the self-made man once and for all.
🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains why he believes we’ve hit peak billionaire mindset.
📖 Alissa Quart’s book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, is now available.
About Alissa Quart:
Alissa Quart is the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction including the forthcoming Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream (Ecco, 2023), Squeezed (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2018), Republic of Outsiders (The New Press, 2013), Hothouse Kids (Penguin Press, 2006), and Branded (Basic Books, 2004). She is the Executive Director of the non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and is also the author of two books of poetry, Thoughts and Prayers and Monetized. She has written for many publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and TIME. Her honors include an Emmy, an SPJ award, and received a Nieman fellowship. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.
Keep up with Alissa Quart:
Twitter | LinkedIn | Economic Hardship Reporting Hardship
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Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and author of Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream Alissa Quart helps us dispel the myth of the self-made man once and for all.
🎙 In his monologue, Rushkoff explains why he believes we’ve hit peak billionaire mindset.
📖 Alissa Quart’s book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, is now available.
About Alissa Quart:
Alissa Quart is the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction including the forthcoming Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream (Ecco, 2023), Squeezed (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2018), Republic of Outsiders (The New Press, 2013), Hothouse Kids (Penguin Press, 2006), and Branded (Basic Books, 2004). She is the Executive Director of the non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and is also the author of two books of poetry, Thoughts and Prayers and Monetized. She has written for many publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and TIME. Her honors include an Emmy, an SPJ award, and received a Nieman fellowship. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.
Keep up with Alissa Quart:
Twitter | LinkedIn | Economic Hardship Reporting Hardship
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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