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Author:
David Leonhardt
Publisher:
Random House
Date:
October 24, 2023
What happened to the "American dream"âthe promise of a happier, healthier, more prosperous futureâwhich was once such an inextricable part of our national identity? Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Leonhardt examines the past century of American history, from the Great Depression to today's Great Stagnation, in search of an answer.
What The Reviewers Say
While Leonhardt is a man of progressive sympathies — perhaps because of those sympathies — he devotes plenty of ink to castigating Democrats. He charges them with abandoning bread-and-butter issues like labor unions and the minimum wage for neoliberal causes, such as free trade and unreserved support for immigration.
Ambitious.
Sweeping.
Well-researched, thoughtful.
