US Senator Bernie Sanders to give talk in association with Dalkey Book Festival

US Senator Bernie Sanders is billed to give a talk promoting his new book It's Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism live at UCD's O’Reilly Hall, next year - a presidential election year across the pond.

It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism is a 2023 book written by Bernie Sanders, a member of the United States Senate from Vermont, and edited by journalist John Nichols of  The Nation.

In the book, Sanders discusses income inequality in the United States, how the influx of money impacts democracy, and suggests that corporations are contributing to the climate crisis. He also warns about technological unemployment stemming from increased automation, calling for increasing taxes on companies that rely excessively on automation to cut costs.

Covering this breadth of topics, Sanders also writes about "news deserts" and how the lack of local news leads people to pay more attention to conspiracy theories on social media. He advocates for providing federal funding for local media

The event is set to take place on the 15th of February 2024, a day after Valentine's day and will be organised by Dalkey Book Festival.

Next year's Dalkey Book Festival is to take place between the 13th to the 16th of June, with last year's line up including the likes of Bono, The Edge, Ruby Wax, Tom Hanks, Richard Ford and Brian Cox.

The 2024 lineup has yet to be announced but Sanders' talk marks an exciting sneak peak of what bookworms can expect from the festival next year.

Pre-sale begins from 10 AM Thursday 14th while general sale tickets will be available from 10 AM Friday 15th.