The American Dream Deferred /

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) shares the story of his father's journey from poverty to middle-class prosperity, but says the bargain that helped his father and other workers achieve the American Dream is now broken. Sen. Booker reflects on the trends and practices contributing to stagnant wages in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Booker, Cory (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Booker, Cary, > 1936-2013.
African Americans > North Carolina > Economic conditions.
Social mobility > United States.
American Dream.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The broken bargain
  • A 50-50 shot
  • Wages are stuck
  • Short-termism fails the test
  • A workforce "broken into pieces"
  • Concentrated power, concentrated profits
  • Sign on the dotted line
  • The path forward
  • The right to a job
  • Hard work should pay off
  • A free market means freedom for workers
  • Redeeming the dream.

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