Sunday Excerpt: Screwed

The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It

Introduction     

How Did We Get Screwed?

The Story of Carl

Carl loved books and he loved history. After spending two years in the army as part of the American occupation forces in Japan immediately after World War II, Carl was hoping to graduate from college and teach history—perhaps even at the university level—if he could hang on to the GI Bill and his…