"Who Stole the American Dream?"
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-03-05/who-stole-american-dream
America's middle class enjoyed a boom period from the 1940s through the 1970s, until the political and economic environment started to shift and a divide between the "haves" and "have-nots" began to widen. Journalist Hedrick Smith has spent decades reporting on the changes, large and small, that contributed to the decline of the middle class. He talks with Kojo about where we are today and what it will take to bridge the nation's class divide.
Guests
Hedrick Smith
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist; author, "Who Stole the American Dream?"
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Great show Kojo, great guest. What a pity more people don't read and just listen to the soundbites of politicians. We are suffering because of it.
We need to bring back the policies that supported the growth of the middleclass and protected consumers.