Robert Pollin will join national and local political leaders, economists and journalists for a town hall discussion of the economic collapse and how Detroit—and the country—can recover. Putting the needs of workers and citizens (not bankers and stock market speculators) at the center of the conversation, the panel will examine local solutions as well as the role of Detroit in the national economy.

The event marks the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover (Nation Books, 2009) by Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel and other editors at the magazine.

Moderated by The Nation Magazine’s John Nichols, this discussion will feature: Documentarian and activist Michael Moore* (invited), Representative John Conyers, Barbara Ehrenreich, Detroit City Councillor and radio host Jo Ann Watson, and long-time Detroit organizer and community leader Elena Herrada.

This event will also preview national and local organizing efforts leading up to the 2010 United States Social Forum (USSF), to be held in Detroit. The USSF is a convening of hundreds of thousands of social and economic justice advocates from around the country chartering a course for a reversal of inequality at home and abroad.

Event details can be found here.