Papercuts Presents: Chuck Collins reads from Burned by Billionaires, JP Book Launch
When:
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 6:00p -
7:30p
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Papercuts Bookshop
60 South Street
Boston, MA 02130
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Pet Friendly, Rainy Day Ideas, Social Good
Event website:
https://papercutsjp.com/events/3750120251015
Author Event & Book Launch at Papercuts Bookshop:
Chuck Collins reads from Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power are Ruining Our Lives and Planet
In a wholly original argument, Collins charts this economic, social, and ecological destruction and shows how these effects manifest in every facet of our society, including:
- Increasing the tax burden on ordinary working people
- Reducing public funding for schools, roads, and other essential infrastructure
- Shrinking the pool of affordable housing, especially in poor and urban areas
- Accelerating climate change and dictating what ends up on our dinner plate
Shaping the news we consume and fueling the spread of misinformation Collins argues that perhaps, worst of all, the concentration of wealth and power is leading to political hijacking, undermining the democratic principle that our votes matter equally. Full of engrossing charts, graphs, political cartoons, and more, this book is an urgent call-to-action and road map to a more equitable society, where everyone has access to the resources that will allow them to thrive—and one where it is no longer commonplace to live in a constant state of uncertainty, fear, and anxiety Burned by Billionaires offers a pointed prescription for taking power back from the billionaire class and achieving the shared prosperity that comes from a healthy and equal society.
“An incisive must-read account of how we are all being hurt by those with excessive wealth, Burned by Billionaires also provides hard-won wisdom about what can be done to unrig the system before they wreck our world.” —Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America
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