The Nation Institute and NYU Arthur L. Carter Journaiism Institute invite you to The Backstory, a monthly series of public conversations with investigative reporters and nonfiction authors. This month's conversation covers The Press and the Financial Meltdown with Dean Starkman of the Columbia Journalism Review; Alyssa Katz, author of Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us; Mike Hudson, author of The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America.

All events are open to the public unless otherwise specified.