Fighting for the American Dream: An evening with author and Waltham native Charles Whalen

Share an evening with Charles J. Whalen, Waltham High School class of ’78, an award-winning economist and author of the forthcoming book “Fighting for the American Dream: From Blue-Collar Kid to Maverick Economist, The Battle to Defend Working Families.” Charles’s book explores the decades-long erosion of the American Dream through the lens of a career memoir.

Charles is a research fellow at the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, University at Buffalo. His career spans four decades, including work at the Congressional Budget Office, BusinessWeek and Cornell University. “Fighting for the American Dream” is his ninth book.

To reserve your seat: Email info@walthammuseum.org or call 781-893-9020.