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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Booker, Cory (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Booker, Cary, > 1936-2013.
African Americans > North Carolina > Economic conditions.
Social mobility > United States.
American Dream.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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