The Hidden History of the American Dream : The Demise of the Middle Classand How to Rescue Our Future / Thom Hartmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartmann, Thom, author.

Series:

Hartmann, Thom, 1951- Hidden history series ; Volume 10.

The Hidden History Series ; Volume 10

The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Dream.

Middle class--United States.

Middle class.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2024]

Summary:

America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author explores the fall of the American Dream and the steps we can take to bring it back.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: We Failed to Stop Them

Creating the American Dream in Its Modern Form

"Necessitous Men Are Not Free Men"

What It Takes to Build a Middle Class

Expanding the Base of the Middle Class

Right to Work for Less

How the American Dream of a Middle Class Helps Democracy

Why Public Schools Are on the GOP's Hit List

Student Debt Harms the American Dream

Housing Should Not Be a Commodity

The Impact of Tax Policy on the American Dream

The American Dream Requires a Healthy Populace Who Aren't Crushed by Medical Costs

Paid Sick Leave and Low-Cost Childcare to Revive the American Dream

Invest in American Manufacturing

Entrepreneurship and the American Dream

For the Next Time Some Idiot Tries to Tell You the GOP Is the "Party of Business"

Climate Change: Where Is the Accountability for the Killers Ushering in the Dream-Destroying Climate Apocalypse?

Make Congress Wear NASCAR Patches

Saving the American Dream for Zoomers and the Rest of Us

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781523007295

152300729X

OCLC:

1434033582