The book signing starts at 7pm and the discsussion starts at 7:30.
About the Book.
Even before the cataclysmic 2016 election, the Democratic Party had long been at war with itself—yet Joe Biden’s narrow victory in 2020 bridged the divide. Facing the dire threat of a second Trump administration, Democrats forged an unlikely but effective coalition that stalled Trumpism at the ballot box and enacted a raft of consequential legislation. But how long can the uneasy peace hold, and can Biden win again?
The Truce is a definitive history of a half-decade of upheaval in the Democratic Party in which a new generation aggressively pursued their progressive ideals while the powerful, centrist establishment adapted to remain in command. Journalists Hunter Walker and Luppe B. Luppen illuminate this story of backroom maneuvering and political strategy with new revelations about pivotal events and exclusive, on-the-record comments from activists, campaign operatives, and members of Congress.The Truce explores the major fault lines that define Democratic politics today and asks big questions about the future of the party. Will economic or social justice hold primacy at the top of the Democratic agenda? Who will lead the major wings of the party after two defining figures, Biden and Sanders, exit the stage? The Truce surveys the major shifts underway, from the rise of the Squad and new Democratic leadership in the House to a complete overhaul of the primary process. By digging into the divide between left and center, Walker and Luppen expose the creeping generational and political tensions that Biden has—for the moment—kept at bay.
An engrossing work, and a surprising page-turner, The Truce grapples with the dangers that threaten American democracy and the complicated cast of characters who are trying to save it.
About the Authors.
Hunter Walker is co-author THE TRUCE: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party. Walker is an investigative reporter at Talking Points Memo, a former White House correspondent, and the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Breach. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, the Atlantic, and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn.
Luppe B. Luppen co-author THE TRUCE: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party. Luppen is a lawyer, reporter, and commentator who lives in New York City. On Twitter, he is @nycsouthpaw. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Yahoo News, and his newsletter, Pawprints, among other publications.
Introduction By:
Ari Melber is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, writer, attorney and host of MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber.”
“The Beat with Ari Melber” covers news, law, politics and culture and is the longest-running
6 p.m. show in MSNBC’s history. The program was nominated for a 2020 Emmy in the “Outstanding Live Interview” category.
Melber also serves as MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent and an NBC News Legal Analyst. He received a 2016 Emmy Award for his reporting on the Supreme Court.
Melber’s writing has been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Politico and Reuters, and he wrote a foreword on Donald Trump’s “Coup Conspiracy” for the Harper Collins edition of “The January 6 Report,” a #1 New York Times bestseller.
Melber previously spent years practicing First Amendment law and received a J.D. from Cornell Law School. He is a member of the New York Bar.
Q&A Moderator:
Garance Franke-Ruta is a New York City-based writer, editor, and digital strategist who has covered or led coverage across five presidential campaigns and administrations during two decades as a political editor, reporter, and columnist in Washington, D.C. She has held senior editorial positions at GEN, Yahoo News, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and The American Prospect. Her reviews, essays, criticism, and reporting have appeared in these outlets, as well as in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and New York magazine's Intelligencer.