The vanishing American dream: a frank look at the economic realities facing middle- and lower-income Americans : a symposium at Yale Law School, April 12, 2019

Introduction. Seeing the American economy through a glass, darkly

Opening remarks

First panel. How bad off economically are middle- and lower-income Americans, and why?

Second panel. What can be done at the national level to boost the economic well-being of middle- and lower-income Americans?

Keynote address, Deval Patrick

Third panel. What can be done at the local level, in cities like New Haven, Connecticut, to boost the economic well-being of middle- and lower-income Americans?

A call to action.