Ours Was the Shining Future'An important book' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR) The clear eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist behind The New York Times's "The Morning" newsletter. Two decades into the twenty first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has