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Robert Reich's Critique of Fellow Boomers

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Economic Shifts and Inequality: A Historical Perspective

This chapter explores the economic transitions in America over the last fifty years, linking the decline of the middle class and the surge of inequality to events from the 1970s. It examines the consolidation of corporate political power and the erosion of the social compact that once balanced interests across business, labor, and government.

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