We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live

About “We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live”

"Slouching Towards Bethlehem" captures the counterculture of the 1960s, focusing on California and figures like Joan Baez and the Haight-Ashbury scene. "The White Album" explores the political turbulence of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the Manson family, the Black Panthers, and Hollywood. "Salvador" examines the social and political conditions during a civil war. "Miami" reveals the city's role in the Cold War, from the Bay of Pigs to Watergate. "After Henry" covers events like the Reagans, Patty Hearst, and the Central Park jogger case. "Political Fictions" analyzes modern political issues, including censorship and figures like Gingrich and Clinton. "Where I Was From" challenges the myth of California as a land of opportunity.