Eyal Press
Author, Dirty Work
Eyal Press is a virtual guest at Crosscut Festival 2022. He is an author and a journalist based in New York. Press is the recipient of the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, an Andrew Carnegie fellowship, a Cullman Center fellowship at the New York Public Library and a Puffin Foundation fellowship at Type Media Center. He is a contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times, and numerous other publications, as well as the author of Beautiful Souls, Absolute Convictions and Dirty Work.
When: 9 a.m. Friday, May 6.
Where: This is a free virtual event. RSVP now.
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Work Isn't Working
The “Great Resignation” signaled to many that workers have reached the end of their patience. Low-pay jobs, hollowed-out benefits and, for many, work that comes with brutal moral and physical concessions. We call their work “essential,” and they carry the burden of inequality for the more privileged among us. WATCH NOW
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The Crosscut Ideas Festival is a celebration of big ideas and a gathering for bold thinkers. Newsmakers, changemakers and innovators come together to take a fresh look at the biggest issues of our time. Over one week, the Crosscut Ideas Festival hosts fireside conversations and panels, meetups, art installations, workshops, and interactive experiences.
