Empty Dreams Empty Pockets: Class and Bias in American Politics

Written with the point-of-view that the bottom 60 percent of income earners in the United States constitute a "lower-status population," and demonstrating that the main institutions of government have a significant bias against the economic interests of this group, Empty Dreams, Empty Pockets, Second Edition, examines the relevance of American politics to a group frequently overlooked in American government textbooks. It examines each of our cultural institutions and processes in discrete, engaging chapters, demonstrating how so many aspects of the American system divide and maintain the status quo.