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Hoarding the American Dream

Hoarding the American Dream

FromThe Brookings Cafeteria


Hoarding the American Dream

FromThe Brookings Cafeteria

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Richard Reeves, a senior fellow in Economic Studies and co-director of the Center on Children and Families, discusses his new book Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That is a Problem, and What to Do about It and outlines why distinctions in the American middle class matter.  Also in this episode: Camille Busette, director the of Race, Place, and Economic Mobility Initiative, stops in for our regular "Coffee Break" segment. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback by email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
Released:
Jun 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Host Fred Dews interviews experts from the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization (think tank) based in Washington, D.C., about their research and ideas on solutions to the most pressing public policy challenges facing the nation and the world.