The Hidden History of the American Dream
The Demise of the Middle Class—and How to Rescue Our Future
with Sean Pratt (Narrator)
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Pub Date Dec 31 2024 | Archive Date Dec 31 2024
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Description
The widening wealth gap is all too familiar to many Millennials and GenZers, especially when home ownership and the lack of debt seem like faraway fantasies. And it's no surprise when they only hold about 4.6% of the country's wealth while Boomers held 22% at around the same age. So what happened to the promise of the American Dream?
In this new, final entry of his celebrated Hidden History series, Thom Hartmann uncovers the rise of the American middle class through the progressive policies of FDR, through to its downfall with the increasing privatization and economic deregulations of the Reagan era.
He also explores potential solutions including wealth and inheritance taxes to lessen economic inequality, supporting unions through increasing labor rights, and renationalizing public spaces and transportation.
The American Dream often remains just a dream for many, but this book highlights what needs to be done to take it back and help make it a reality for us all.
Advance Praise
“Thom Hartmann meticulously takes us through the history and brilliantly exposes the forces that have threatened the American Dream for so many, always providing a plan to fight back. Timely and powerful!” —Michelangelo Signorile, host of The Michelangelo Signorile Show, Sirius XM
“Somehow, Thom Hartmann has made a weirdly fun romp out of his autopsy of the decayed body of America’s economic hopes. This erudite quick read is stuffed with the facts, figures, history, and analysis about the new class war you can use to defenestrate your doofus brother-in-law.” —Greg Palast, New York Times bestselling author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781696617369 |
| PRICE | $12.99 (USD) |
| DURATION | 3 Hours, 50 Minutes |
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