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From the archives: ‘Who Stole the Dream?’ by Donald Barlett and James Steele

These articles originally ran in The Inquirer on Sept. 8 and 9, 1996, part of a 10-part investigation by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Donald Barlett and James Steele on the “plundering of the middle class.”

The front page of the September 8, 1996 edition of The Inquirer.
The front page of the September 8, 1996 edition of The Inquirer.Read moreFile Photo

These articles originally ran in The Inquirer on Sept. 8 and 9, 1996. Below are the first two parts of “America: Who Stole the Dream?," a 10-part investigation by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Donald Barlett and James Steele on the “plundering of the middle class.”

Part One: How U.S. policies are costing American jobs

Part Two: Importing goods, exporting jobs