{"product_id":"the-hidden-history-of-the-american-dream-isbn-9781523007288","title":"The Hidden History of the American Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmerica’s most popular progressive radio host and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author explores the fall of the American Dream and the steps we can take to bring it back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also explores potential solutions including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWealth and inheritance taxes to lessen economic inequality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting unions through increasing labor rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRenationalizing public spaces and transportation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.“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!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Michelangelo Signorile, host of \u003ci\u003eThe Michelangelo Signorile Show,\u003c\/i\u003e Sirius XM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eGreg Palast\u003ci\u003e, New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Best Democracy Money Can Buy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thom Hartmann helps us understand how the rich and powerful are taking the American Dream away, and what we need to do to get it back.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Les Leopold, Executive Director, Labor Institute, and author of \u003ci\u003eWall Street’s War on Workers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThom Hartmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a four‐time winner of the Project Censored Award, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over thirty books, and America’s #1 progressive talk radio show host for more than a decade. His show is carried on SiriusXM and radio stations nationwide and simulcast as television on Free Speech TV.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301669753061,"sku":"NP9781523007288","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781523007288.jpg?v=1767739779","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-hidden-history-of-the-american-dream-isbn-9781523007288","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}