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Rebecca Solnit Discusses "The Beginning Comes After the End" With Anand Giridharadas
https://www.youtube.com/live/6MHnPdpQhw8Runtime: 01:18:45
'There is this new world being born,' says Rebecca Solnit. She reflects on hope and change in turbulent times.
Her latest book:
The Beginning Comes After the End:
Notes on a World of Change
What's it about?
A comprehensive analysis of social and
cultural changes since 1960, examining
how interconnection and progressive
values are reshaping civilization
despite authoritarian resistance.
Anand Giridharadas is an American journalist, a political pundit, and a former columnist for The New York Times.
The discussion was sponsored by the Brooklyn Public Library on March 24th, 2026.
BPL Presents welcomes Rebecca Solnit back to our stage, whose The Beginning Comes After the End offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century.