{"product_id":"third-world-america-how-our-politicians-are-abandoning-the-middle-class-and-betraying-the-american-dream-paperback","title":"Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArianna Huffington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species and that the American Dream of a secure, comfortable standard of living has become as outdated as an Edsel with an eight-track player. That the United States of America is in danger of becoming a third world nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe evidence is all around us: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur industrial base is vanishing, taking with it the kind of jobs that have formed the backbone of our economy for more than a century; our education system is in shambles, making it harder for tomorrow's workforce to acquire the information and training it needs to land good twenty-first century jobs; our infrastructure--our roads, our bridges, our sewage and water, our transportation and electrical systems--is crumbling; our economic system has been reduced to recurring episodes of Corporations Gone Wild; our political system is broken, in thrall to a small financial elite using the power of the checkbook to control both parties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd America's middle class, the driver of so much of our economic success and political stability, is rapidly disappearing, forcing us to confront the fear that we are slipping as a nation - that our children and grandchildren will enjoy fewer opportunities and face a lower standard of living than we did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the dark flipside of the American Dream - an American Nightmare of our own making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArianna Huffington, who, with the must-read \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, has her finger on the pulse of America, unflinchingly tracks the gradual demise of America as an industrial, political, and economic leader. In the vein of her fiery bestseller \u003ci\u003ePigs at the Trough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThird World America\u003c\/i\u003e points fingers, names names, and details who's killing the American Dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, calling on the can-do attitude that is part of America's DNA, Huffington shows precisely what we need to do to stop our freefall and keep America from turning into a third world nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThird World America\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone disturbed by our country's steady descent from 20th century superpower to backwater banana republic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eARIANNA HUFFINGTON, a member of Oprah's SuperSoul 100, is the cofounder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and the author of thirteen books. She is also the cohost of \u003ci\u003eLeft, Right \u0026amp; Center, \u003c\/i\u003e public radio's popular political roundtable program. She was named to the Time 100, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's list of the world's one hundred most influential people, and to the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e's list of fifty people who shaped the decade. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was sixteen and graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 7.89 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45428710277222,"sku":"9780307719966","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/CUBqiFJE6M9780307719966.webp?v=1775710212","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/third-world-america-how-our-politicians-are-abandoning-the-middle-class-and-betraying-the-american-dream-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}