Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Ruin our Lives and Planet.  A Conversation with Author Chuck Collins 

The U.S. and planet are living through a surge of wealth inequality.  What does this mean for our daily lives –and the fate of the planet? What does extreme wealth inequality mean for our taxes, housing, political voice, health, and well-being?  How can we reverse extreme inequality?

Chuck Collins is a resident of Guilford, Vermont and a campaigner, researcher, and storyteller based at the Institute for Policy Studies where he co-edits the website, Inequality.org.  He is the author of ten books including his newest book, Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power are Ruining Our Lives and Planet (The New Press, October 2025).  He is author of The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions, Born on Third Base, and, with Bill Gates Sr. of Wealth and Our Commonwealth.  

The Athenaeum has two Collins books in our collection. Read more about these books here:

‘Burned by Billionaires’ Author Exposes Record US Economic Inequality and Roadmap to Reverse It

Jamaica Plain’s Chuck Collins on New Book ‘Altar to an Erupting Sun’

This event is free, ADA accessible, and open to the public.