THE TRUCE | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Date and Time
Mar 6, 2024 6:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Mar 6, 2024 6:00 pm
14th & V
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: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party 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.
Hunter Walker and Luppe B. Luppen are joining us on the Busboys stage with Brian Beutler to discuss the current state and future of the Democratic party. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Walker and Luppen will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of THE TRUCE will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed.
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Hunter 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 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.
Brian Beutler writes the newsletter Off Message and cohosts Politix, a podcast about the 2024 election. He was previously a senior editor at the New Republic and editor in chief of Crooked Media.
