James B. Steele disusses the updated version of America: What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens

Published: July 24, 2020, 8:22 p.m.

According to two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James B. Steele, the downward spiral of America\u2019s middle class is no accident. In \u201cAmerica: What Went Wrong?: The Crisis Deepens,\u201d he and longtime colleague Donald L. Barlett describe in vivid detail how Washington and Wall Street have made decisions that enrich the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. An expanded edition of their 1991 bestseller \u201cAmerica: What Went Wrong?,\u201d book now includes a look at how the latest government policies are launching a fresh assault on the average American. Join us for a look at political and corporate America run amok with one of the best-qualified sources on the subject in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.