Requiem for the American dream: the 10 principles of concentration of wealth & power

A note on the American dream

Principle #1: Reduce democracy: Secret proceeding and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, and other sources

Principle #2: Shape ideology: Powell memorandum, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., 1971, and other sources

Principle #3: Redesign the economy: "An end to the focus on short term urged," Wall Street Journal, Justin Lahart, September 9, 2009, and other sources

Principle #4: Shift the burden: Henry Ford on why he doubled the minimum wage he paid his employees, and other sources

Principle #5: Attack solidarity: The theory of moral sentiments, Adam Smith, 1759, and other sources

Principle #6: Run the regulators: Prosperity economics: Building an economy for all, Jacob S. Hacker and Nate Loewentheil, 2012, and other sources

Principle #7: Engineer elections: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court of the United States, January 21, 2010, and other sources

Principle #8: Keep the rabble in line: "Ford men beat and rout Lewis union organizers; 80,000 out in steel strike; 16 hurt in battle," New York Times, May 26, 1937, and other sources

Principle #9: Manufacture consent: Essays, moral, political, literary, David Hume, 1741, and other sources

Principle #10: Marginalize the population: "Testing theories of American politics: Elites, interest groups, and average citizens," Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page, 2014, and other sources.