Dream Hoarders

In this insightful audiobook, Richard V. Reeves explores the emerging class-based structure of American society, focusing on the widening gap between the upper middle class and everyone else. He defines the upper middle class as those in the top 20 percent income bracket and illustrates how their privileges lead to diminished social mobility and opportunity for lower classes. Reeves discusses the implications of "opportunity hoarding" practices, such as restrictive zoning and educational barriers, that perpetuate this divide. Highlighting the potential for reform, he argues for actions to promote broader opportunities and address the inequalities that threaten social cohesion.