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Up In The World

Up In The World

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, photographed in 1967 by Ulrich Kohls

1964: Leonid Brezhnev replaced Nikita Khrushchev at the top of the Soviet pecking order. Brezhnev enjoyed the trappings of power, with no Marxist misgivings about the privileged lifestyle of the communist leadership.

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Poltergeist (1982) by Tobe Hooper

Book title: Reagan: The Man, the President (1980) by Hedrick Smith

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German Book Pairs: The Russians vs. Nobody is an Island

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The Great Populist Earthquake of 2016

Pulitzer and Emmy award winner, Hedrick Smith talks about the recent US election and his initiative to reclaim democracy, reduce inequality and rebuild power of the people. Filmed on 20 November 2016 on Orcas Island.

More about Hedrick and his initiative here

http://reclaimtheamericandream.org/

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Can the States Save American Democracy?

Can the States Save American Democracy?

In yesterday’s New York Times, Hedrick Smith writes about the growing state based reform movement.  Hedrick, the author of Who Stole The American Dream, was a guest on Politics for the People in June. In his opinion piece, which you can read below, Hedrick comments… Groups like Independentvoting.org, which has grass-roots organizations in 40 states, are mobilizing against the de facto…

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Reminder: Conference Call with Hedrick Smith Tonight

Reminder: Conference Call with Hedrick Smith Tonight

Author of: Who Stole the American Dream? Sunday, June 19th @ 7 pm EST [phone]   Code 767775#   IndependentVoting.org President, Jackie Salit with Hedrick Smith, Feb 2016 I am looking forward to our conversation with Hedrick Smith this evening and the opportunity to discuss Who Stole The American Dream?  We have been having a rich conversation about the book both on and off the blog.  Below…

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Reader's Forum--Lou Hinman

Reader’s Forum–Lou Hinman

  There’s class warfare, all right . . . but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.   –Warren Buffet, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway  (quoted in Who Stole the American Dream?) The richest 1% of Americans now control nearly 40% of America’s wealth. The great merit of Hedrick Smith’s book Who Stole the American Dream? is that he tells the story of how this happened. It brings…

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Reader's Forum--Richard Ronner

Reader’s Forum–Richard Ronner

The Missing Middle: How Gridlock Adds to the Wealth Gap In Chapter 18, “The Missing Middle,” Hedrick Smith quotes several veteran legislators describing a time of bipartisan cooperation and interparty camaraderie, when families of legislators of opposing parties would have dinner together in their homes, or offer to help one another with re-election–practices impossible to imagine in today’s…

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