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Juan Gonzalez at The Tattered Cover in Historic LoDo

Denver, CO

April 15, 2018 | Sunday | 2:00 pm

Tattered Cover Bookstore in Historic LoDo

1628 16th Street,
Denver, CO 80202 ( see map )
Juan Gonzalez, award-winning journalist and co-host of Democracy Now!, will discuss and sign Reclaiming Gotham: Bill de Blasio and the Movement to End America’s Tale of Two Cities ($26.95 New Press). This book explores how Bill de Blasio’s mayoral victory triggered a seismic shift in the nation’s urban political landscape—and what it portends for our cities in the future.

De Blasio’s election heralded the advent of the most progressive New York City government in generations. Gotham, in other words, had been suddenly reclaimed in the name of its people.

How did this happen? De Blasio’s victory, journalist legend Juan Gonzalez argues, was not just a routine change of government but a popular rebellion against corporate-friendly policies that had dominated New York for decades. This new generation of municipal leaders offers valuable lessons for those seeking grassroots reform.

Can’t make it to the signing? Request an autographed copy here: books@tatteredcover.com

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The event is free and open to the public.
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Juan González

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Juan González has been a professional journalist for more than 40 years and was a staff columnist at the New York Daily News from 1987 to 2016. He is a two-time recipient of the George Polk Award for commentary (1998 and 2010) and was inducted into the Deadline Club’s New York Journalism Hall of Fame in 2015. A professor of Journalism and Media...