Lessons for restoring the American dream from Latin America (Carol Graham, Brookings)

These are odd times: Deep desperation and fear of downward mobility among the working and middle classes in many rich countries, with anti-system political manifestations such as Donald Trump’s domination of the Republican primaries in the U.S. and the vote for “Brexit” in the U.K. The narrative of both movements is characterized by racism, nativism, and a return to past “greatness.”

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/future-development/posts/2016/07/12-restore-american-dream-latin-america-graham