Is American Politics Undermining the American Dream?

With the presidential campaigns touching on equality, freedom, and the nature of American democracy but not fully exploring these ideas, the Cornell Program on Ethics and Public Life is hosting a series with visiting Scholars on "Deep Issues of the 2012 Elections: Equality, Liberty and Democracy." The series begins with a lecture by Jacob Hacker of the Yale Political Science Department, presenting his view of how American politics undermines the American dream and how this trend can be reversed.