The final Shifting Landscapes presentation will be tonight, Monday April 18, 7:00 pm. Professor Paul Pierson will present *A Mixed Economy.* Pierson is the John Gross Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. Pierson’s teaching and research includes the fields of American politics and public policy, comparative political economy, and social theory. Pierson will trace the economic and political history of the United States over the last century. He’ll show how a viable mixed economy—where both government and business each have their own roles while also working collaboratively—has long been the dominant force of America’s prosperity. Pierson, co-author with Jacob Hacker of *American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper*, will show how a viable mixed economy—where both effective democratic government and well-functioning markets each have their own roles while also working collaboratively—has long been the dominant force of America’s prosperity. Pierson will discuss “with clear eyes” the failings of our society because we’ve forgotten this essential truth. He will then identify the central role the government has played in our prosperity during and in the decades following WWII. Finally, he will argue that we can and we must restore “a well-functioning politics,” one that promotes shared prosperity in order for there to be both future market success and an effective democratic society. Shifting Landscapes is a presentation of the Mason County District Library and the Abondia Center with support from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and Michigan Humanitites. Join us at 7pm on Zoom at mcdl.pub/sl-zoom or live at LACA in downtown Ludington. A recording will be available later this week. Register <http://mcdl.pub/sl-register> and we will send you a link to the recording. -- Thomas Trahey Mason County District Library Head of Circulation 231-843-8465