The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America

The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America 'Takes dead aim at the conservative economic consensus that has dominated U.S. politics . . . Biting and necessary.'-The American ProspectIn this witty and revealing polemic, journalist Daniel Brook's The Trap argues that the exploding income gap-a product of the conservative ascendance-is systematically dismantling the American dream, as debt-laden, well-educated young people are torn between their passions and the pressure to earn six-figure incomes.Rising education, housing, and health-care costs have made it virtually impossible for all but the corporate elite to enjoy what were once considered middle-class comforts. Thousands are afflicted with a wrenching choice: take up residence on America's financial and social margins or sell out. From the activist who works to give others a living wage but isn't paid one himself, to the universal health-care advocate who becomes a management consultant for Big Pharma, Brook presents a damning indictment of the economic and political landscape that traps young Americans. Autor: Daniel Brook Wydawnictwo: St. Martins Press-3pl Rok wydania: 2008 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 286 Wymiary: 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780805088014