

The Betrayal of the American Dream
Author: James B. Steele, Donald L. Barlett
Narrator: Wes Talbot
Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Ascent Audio
Published: 09/11/2012
Categories: Nonfiction, Political Science, Public Policy, Business & Economics
Synopsis
The American dream was the lure to gifted immigrants and the birthright opportunity for every American citizen. It is as important a part of the history of the country as the passing of the Bill of Rights, the outcome of the battle of Gettysburg, or the space program. Incredibly, however, for more than thirty years, government and big business in America have conspired to roll back the American dream. What was once accessible to a wide swath of the population is increasingly open only to a privileged few.
The story of how the American middle class has been systematically impoverished and its prospects thwarted in favor of a new ruling elite is at the heart of this extraordinarily timely and revealing audiobook, whose devastating findings from two of the finest investigative reporters in the country will leave you astonished and angry.