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abelenkpe

(9,933 posts) Thu Dec 20, 2012, 04:44 PM Dec 2012

Hedrick Smith: Who Stole the American Dream?

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Hedrick Smith: Who Stole the American Dream? (Original Post) abelenkpe Dec 2012 OP

Wow, one of the best hours I've ever spent on DU. canoeist52 Dec 2012 #1

Well worth the hour. Esra Star Dec 2012 #2

We broke “the virtuous circle”. Now we need to get it fixed. canoeist52 Dec 2012 #3

K&R for an awesome talk. zeemike Dec 2012 #4

canoeist52

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1. Wow, one of the best hours I've ever spent on DU.

Reply to abelenkpe (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:54 PM

Dec 2012

http://hedricksmith.com/ "... for all of us who want to understand America today, or why average Americans are struggling to keep afloat. Smith reveals how pivotal laws and policies were altered while the public wasn’t looking, how Congress often ignores public opinion, why moderate politicians got shoved to the sidelines, and how Wall Street often wins politically by hiring over 1,400 former government officials as lobbyists."