On today’s Your Call, we'll have a conversation with veteran journalists Donald Barlett and James Steele, authors of The Betrayal of the American Dream. They argue that since the 1980s, the ruling elite, with the help of Republican and Democratic politicians, have sold their business-friendly reforms to the American people in the name of economic efficiency. Instead, the middle class has been systematically impoverished. Join us at 10am PST or post your comment here. What will it take to achieve equity and prosperity for everyone? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
James Steele, contributing editor of Vanity Fair, former journalist for Time, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Kansas City Times
Donald Barlett, contributing editor of Vanity Fair, former journalist for Time, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Daily News and Cleveland Plain Dealer
Web Resources:
Commonwealth Club: Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele : "The Betrayal of the American Dream"
Reuters: Labor's share of income falls, widening wealth gap: study
CNBC: Wealth Gap Widens Between Congress, Others in US
