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FrontlineLeonhardt, David
Summary: "Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has soared, and, after some progress, the Black-white wage gap is once again as large as it was in the 1950s. How did this happen in the world's most powerful country? And what happened to the "American dream"--the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 LEO1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 LEO
Causey, Frances
Summary: Explores the impact that deregulation and outsourcing have had on American's middle class.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HEISummary: "Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. [The film] chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers' collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. The film examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2009