The Rent Eats First

Eric Sirota’s The Rent Eats First snaps at capitalist systems and the so-called “American Dream” with honest anger and sharp satire.

With a captivating blend of serious urgency and sarcastic wit, The Rent Eats First moves through personal stories and cultural moments to develop a broad picture of systemic inequality. Sirota interweaves his personal experiences as a public interest lawyer, representing low income tenants, with biting critique on the broader social and governmental systems tha...