The Rich Don't Always Win: The Forgotten Triumph over

The Rich Don't Always Win: The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class, 1900-1970

The Occupy Wall Street protests have captured America's political imagination. Polls show that two-thirds ofÂ the nation now believe that America's enormous wealth ought to be "distributed more evenly." However,Â almost as many Americans--well over half--feel the protests will ultimately have "little impact" on inequality inÂ America. What explains this disconnect? Most Americans have resigned themselves to believing that the richÂ simply always get their way.

Except they don't.

A century ago, the United States hosted a super-rich even more domineering than ours today. Yet fifty yearsÂ later, that super-rich had almost entirely disappeared. Their majestic mansions and estates had becomeÂ museums and college campuses, and America had become a vibrant, mass middle class nation, the first andÂ finest the world had ever seen.

Americans today ought to be taking no small inspiration from this stunning change. After all, if our forbearsÂ successfully beat back grand fortune, why can't we? But this transformation is inspiring virtually no one. Why?Â Because the story behind it has remained almost totally unknown, until now.

This lively popular history will speak directly to the political hopelessness so many Americans feel. By tracingÂ how average Americans took down plutocracy over the first half of the 20th Century--and how plutocracyÂ came back--Â The Rich Don't Always WinÂ will outfit Occupy Wall Street America with a deeper understanding ofÂ what we need to do to get the United States back on track to the American dream.
Country USA
Brand Seven Stories Press
Manufacturer Seven Stories Press
Binding Paperback
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2012-11-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781609804343

Country	USA
Brand	Seven Stories Press
Manufacturer	Seven Stories Press
Binding	Paperback
Color	Tan
ReleaseDate	2012-11-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781609804343

The Rich Don't Always Win: The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class, 1900-1970

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