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Who Killed the American Dream?

The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told

Narrated by Sean Pratt

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Pub Date 7 Jul 2026 | Archive Date 7 Jul 2026

RBmedia | Kalorama


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Description

Can't afford housing or healthcare? One 1886 Supreme Court fraud gave corporations constitutional rights over you—discover how billionaire oligarchs stole your future and the constitutional amendment to take it back.

You work harder than your parents did, yet you can't afford a home. Billionaires are richer than ever. You know the system is rigged—but no one's told you how it happened or who rigged it.

Here's what they don't teach in law school: In 1886, the Supreme Court never ruled that corporations have constitutional rights. That "precedent" came from a single fraudulent sentence inserted by a court reporter working with a corrupt justice.

That's why your paycheck doesn't stretch. That's why corporations have more rights than you do. That's why democracy is eroding. For 140 years, they've distracted Americans by blaming immigrants, "welfare queens," and each other—while billionaires rewrote the rules. Now people are pushing back: passing local ordinances, organizing for a constitutional amendment, and reclaiming power for We the People.

The rebellion has begun. Stop blaming your neighbors. Start demanding accountability. Learn how the system was stolen—and how to take it back.

Can't afford housing or healthcare? One 1886 Supreme Court fraud gave corporations constitutional rights over you—discover how billionaire oligarchs stole your future and the constitutional amendment...


Advance Praise

“A gripping and provocative investigation into one of the most consequential legal questions in American history. This book forces readers to revisit assumptions that have shaped our nation for a century.” —Miles Taylor, former Trump-appointed Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Warning

“Elegantly, concisely, and propulsively, Hartmann unravels the mystery of how a seemingly trivial but deeply corrupt act in1886 established the myth of corporate personhood—one of the most consequential bait-and-switches in American history. A timely manifesto every American needs to read.” —Mary L. Trump, psychologist, political commentator, and New York Times bestselling author of The Reckoning and Too Much and Never Enough 

“A gripping and provocative investigation into one of the most consequential legal questions in American history. This book forces readers to revisit assumptions that have shaped our nation for a...


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EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9781696623353
PRICE $20.99 (USD)
DURATION 6 Hours, 43 Minutes

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