The American promise. The pursuit of happiness in a divided country

An angry Capitol striker, a disillusioned Black Lives Matter activist and a worried Latina whose parents immigrated illegally: three people whose turbulent lives show why the much-vaunted center of American society no longer holds and why democracy in the USA may be on the brink of collapse in the fateful election year of 2024.The American Promise offers an inside story of America for readers of George Packer's books, for example, finally giving a voice to those whose political views will decide the future of the superpower. An outstanding reportage book by the award-winning journalist and long-time US correspondent for DIE ZEIT: she has received the Theodor Wolff Prize, the Herbert Riehl-Heyse Prize and the Reporter:innen Prize, among others, and has been nominated for the Stern Prize several times. She was ZEIT's USA correspondent for seven years until the end of 2021. Her highly acclaimed seven-part podcast Die Patrioten was published a year after the headline-grabbing Capitol Storming. She lives in Berlin with her husband and daughter.

Admission: € 12 / 10 (reduced)
Language of the event: German
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