Bibliograph

Third World America, how our politicians are abandoning the middle class and betraying the American dream, Arianna Huffington

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Third World America, how our politicians are abandoning the middle class and betraying the American dream, Arianna Huffington

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-270) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Third World America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

609529688

Responsibility statement

Arianna Huffington

Sub title

how our politicians are abandoning the middle class and betraying the American dream

Summary

The United States of America is in danger of becoming a Third World nation. The evidence is all around us: Our industrial base is vanishing, taking with it the jobs that have formed the backbone of our economy; our education system is in shambles, making it harder for tomorrow's workforce to land good 21st century jobs; our infrastructure is crumbling; our economic system has been reduced to recurring episodes of Corporations Gone Wild; our political system is in thrall to a small financial elite using the power of the checkbook to control both parties. Our children and grandchildren will enjoy fewer opportunities and face a lower standard of living than we did. Finally, she shows what we need to do to stop our freefall., From publisher description

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