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Hedrick Smith (born July 9, 1933 in Kilmacolm, Scotland) was a reporter and editor for The New York Times, a producer/correspondent for the PBS show Frontline, and author of several books.
He was educated at The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut and at Williams College, where he was a brother of Alpha Delta Phi. After graduating from Williams College (where he earned a B.A. in American history and literature) he did graduate work as a Fulbright Scholar at Oxford University.
He was a reporter for the New York Times from 1962 to 1988. During his career with the New York Times, he covered stories such as the Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights struggle, the Vietnam war, and the Cold War from both Moscow and Washington. In 1971, Smith worked as chief diplomatic correspondent. Smith has worked for PBS since 1989 where he created 26 prime-time specials. His work focused on topics such as terrorism, Wall Street, Soviet perestroika, Wal-Mart, Enron, tax evasion, educational reform, health care, the environment, and Washington's power game. He appeared on television and radio news programs.
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (Democracy, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, and Equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
The American Dream is rooted in the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims that "all men are created equal" with the right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The meaning of the "American Dream" has changed over the course of history, and includes both personal components (such as home ownership and upward mobility) and a global vision. Historically the Dream originated in the mystique regarding frontier life. As the Royal Governor of Virginia noted in 1774, the Americans "for ever imagine the Lands further off are still better than those upon which they are already settled". He added that, "if they attained Paradise, they would move on if they heard of a better place farther west."
Who Stole the American Dream? is a non-fiction book by American author and journalist Hedrick Smith published in 2012 by Random House.
It describes the consolidation of wealth in the United States, and the dismantling of the middle class. As a result, the American Dream—a national ethos, or a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work—is becoming increasingly unattainable.
Although Smith's distinguished journalistic career includes covering the Vietnam War, the Pentagon Papers, and the civil rights movement, serving as the Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times, writing a #1 bestseller, and working on 26 prime-time specials for PBS, he views this book as "'absolutely' his most significant achievement."
A positive review in USA Today summarized the book as follows:
Smith shows how corporate chieftains in cahoots with their stockholders rather than their employees sold out those employees — sold them out with the blessing of U.S. senators, U.S. representatives, U.S. presidents, presidential appointees at executive branch agencies and a bare majority of U.S. Supreme Court Justices validating the decisions of mostly Republican-appointed lower court judges.
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the United States' 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015, is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most populous city and its economic hub.
With an estimated population of nearly 8.5 million in 2014, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
As part of the Orcas Currents lecture series, Pulitzer and Emmy Award winner Hedrick Smith visited Orcas Island on November 20, to speak about the 2016 elections, which he calls “The Great Populist Earthquake of 2016.” The video, produced by Orcas Video, includes the entire lecture, plus Q&A;. Based on the book "Who Stole the American Dream?" © 2015 by Hedrick Smith (all rights reserved) Visit Hedrick Smith's website reclaimtheamericandream.org More information about Orcas Currents can be found at orcascurrents.org
An investigative journalist explores the cause of economic disparity in the United States, its effects, and what we can do to correct our course as a country. In the earlier half of the 20th century, workforce productivity and median hourly wages increased equally. In the 1970's everything began to change as economic growth was channeled toward the 1% One of America's premier journalists, Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor, and Emmy award-winning producer/correspondent. For PBS and Frontline Smith has created 26 prime-time specials and mini-series on such varied topics as “Inside the Terror Network,” “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” “The Wall Street Fix,” “Inside Gorbachev’s USSR,” “Can You Afford to Retire?” and “Rediscovering Dave Brubeck....
American author and journalist Hedrick Smith discusses his book Who Stole the American Dream. The book describes the consolidation of wealth in the United States, and the dismantling of the middle class. As a result, the American Dream, is becoming increasingly unattainable.
Hedrick Smith '55, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy Award-winning producer/correspondent, talks about his new book, Who Stole the American Dream? October 13, 2012
Public anger and disenchantment with the American political and economic systems are at explosive levels, powering the political rebellions of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump on opposite sides of the US political spectrum. Large majorities tell pollsters that they feel our political system is broken and our economic system is rigged. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Hedrick Smith suggests that the combustible politics of 2016 have been building for three decades. Drawing on his best-selling book, Who Stole the American Dream? he describes how we became two Americas, divided by money and power, and how the political system has become dysfunctional. In conclusion, Smith will share his reporting on positive trends for systemic change and reform happening at the state level in a variety of are...
Hedrick Smith had a dream career at the New York Times as one of its top-tier correspondents. He speaks about why he gave it up to film documentaries.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith, author of “Who Stole the American Dream?” speaks about the growing gap in income and wealth in the United States, and what citizens can do to turn the tide. This May 6, 2016 event at the Whidbey Center for the Arts in Langley, Wash., was the first of two public lectures Smith gave to inaugurate the Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series. Learn more about the event and the series here. Visit the speaker’s website, http://www.reclaimtheamericandream.org/ or Sno-Isle Foundation http://www.sno-islefoundation.org/ Video by Laurie Lyon
Talk by Hedrick Smith, author of "Who Stole the American Dream?" on "After Shocks of the Political Earthquake of 2016" recorded May 1, 2017 at Town Hall Seattle. For more info on his work go to http://reclaimtheamericandream.org/
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Hedrick Smith joins CCTV America to take a close look at the gap between rich and poor in the U.S. as well as the influence of money in U.S. politics.
From start to finish, Campaign 2016 was a political earthquake. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, author and director Hedrick Smith discusses how the surprise candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump tapped into the most dramatic populist rebellion in American politics since the election of Andrew Jackson in 1824 – populist masses challenging the establishment elite. The talk draws from Smith's book "Who Stole the American Dream." Video may not be edited or distributed without the permission of Hedrick Smith.
As part of the Orcas Currents lecture series, Pulitzer and Emmy Award winner Hedrick Smith visited Orcas Island on November 20, to speak about the 2016 elections, which he calls “The Great Populist Earthquake of 2016.” The video, produced by Orcas Video, includes the entire lecture, plus Q&A;. Based on the book "Who Stole the American Dream?" © 2015 by Hedrick Smith (all rights reserved) Visit Hedrick Smith's website reclaimtheamericandream.org More information about Orcas Currents can be found at orcascurrents.org
Hedrick Smith '55, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy Award-winning producer/correspondent, talks about his new book, Who Stole the American Dream? October 13, 2012
Hedrick Smith had one of the dream careers that the New York Times can offer its top-tier correspondents, including crisscrossing the South during the civil rights explosions of the early 1960s, a tour in Vietnam, reporting from Cairo and Moscow, and being the Washington bureau chief. In this video interview, courtesy of Stephen Hess, he tells of his decision to leave the Times. Stephen Hess's blog series highlights his interviews with numerous interviews with the prominent journalists featured in Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012. Read the related blog post and learn about Hess's book here: http://goo.gl/3EdG2
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Hedrick Smith joins CCTV America to take a close look at the gap between rich and poor in the U.S. as well as the influence of money in U.S. politics.
Hedrick Smith had a dream career at the New York Times as one of its top-tier correspondents. He speaks about why he gave it up to film documentaries.
Talk by Hedrick Smith, author of "Who Stole the American Dream?" on "After Shocks of the Political Earthquake of 2016" recorded May 1, 2017 at Town Hall Seattle. For more info on his work go to http://reclaimtheamericandream.org/
An investigative journalist explores the cause of economic disparity in the United States, its effects, and what we can do to correct our course as a country. In the earlier half of the 20th century, workforce productivity and median hourly wages increased equally. In the 1970's everything began to change as economic growth was channeled toward the 1% One of America's premier journalists, Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor, and Emmy award-winning producer/correspondent. For PBS and Frontline Smith has created 26 prime-time specials and mini-series on such varied topics as “Inside the Terror Network,” “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” “The Wall Street Fix,” “Inside Gorbachev’s USSR,” “Can You Afford to Retire?” and “Rediscovering Dave Brubeck....
This is the audio of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Hedrick Smith interviewed by KSER’s news and public affairs director Ed Bremer on May 3, 2016. Smith will make two appearances on Whidbey Island to speak about his most recent book “Who Stole the American Dream?,” an analysis of the growing gap in income and wealth in the United States. • Friday, May 6, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley. Doors open at 6 p.m. for an informal reception in Zech Hall. Smith’s presentation is set for 7 p.m. on the Main Stage, followed by a question-and-answer session. • Saturday, May 7, Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center. The presentation is scheduled to start at 7 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session. Learn more: http://www.sno-isle.org/news/?nid=838
As part of the Orcas Currents lecture series, Pulitzer and Emmy Award winner Hedrick Smith visited Orcas Island on November 20, to speak about the 2016 elections, which he calls “The Great Populist Earthquake of 2016.” The video, produced by Orcas Video, includes the entire lecture, plus Q&A;. Based on the book "Who Stole the American Dream?" © 2015 by Hedrick Smith (all rights reserved) Visit Hedrick Smith's website reclaimtheamericandream.org More information about Orcas Currents can be found at orcascurrents.org
An investigative journalist explores the cause of economic disparity in the United States, its effects, and what we can do to correct our course as a country. In the earlier half of the 20th century, workforce productivity and median hourly wages increased equally. In the 1970's everything began to change as economic growth was channeled toward the 1% One of America's premier journalists, Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor, and Emmy award-winning producer/correspondent. For PBS and Frontline Smith has created 26 prime-time specials and mini-series on such varied topics as “Inside the Terror Network,” “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” “The Wall Street Fix,” “Inside Gorbachev’s USSR,” “Can You Afford to Retire?” and “Rediscovering Dave Brubeck....
American author and journalist Hedrick Smith discusses his book Who Stole the American Dream. The book describes the consolidation of wealth in the United States, and the dismantling of the middle class. As a result, the American Dream, is becoming increasingly unattainable.
Hedrick Smith '55, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy Award-winning producer/correspondent, talks about his new book, Who Stole the American Dream? October 13, 2012
Public anger and disenchantment with the American political and economic systems are at explosive levels, powering the political rebellions of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump on opposite sides of the US political spectrum. Large majorities tell pollsters that they feel our political system is broken and our economic system is rigged. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Hedrick Smith suggests that the combustible politics of 2016 have been building for three decades. Drawing on his best-selling book, Who Stole the American Dream? he describes how we became two Americas, divided by money and power, and how the political system has become dysfunctional. In conclusion, Smith will share his reporting on positive trends for systemic change and reform happening at the state level in a variety of are...
Hedrick Smith had a dream career at the New York Times as one of its top-tier correspondents. He speaks about why he gave it up to film documentaries.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith, author of “Who Stole the American Dream?” speaks about the growing gap in income and wealth in the United States, and what citizens can do to turn the tide. This May 6, 2016 event at the Whidbey Center for the Arts in Langley, Wash., was the first of two public lectures Smith gave to inaugurate the Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series. Learn more about the event and the series here. Visit the speaker’s website, http://www.reclaimtheamericandream.org/ or Sno-Isle Foundation http://www.sno-islefoundation.org/ Video by Laurie Lyon
Talk by Hedrick Smith, author of "Who Stole the American Dream?" on "After Shocks of the Political Earthquake of 2016" recorded May 1, 2017 at Town Hall Seattle. For more info on his work go to http://reclaimtheamericandream.org/
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Hedrick Smith joins CCTV America to take a close look at the gap between rich and poor in the U.S. as well as the influence of money in U.S. politics.
From start to finish, Campaign 2016 was a political earthquake. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, author and director Hedrick Smith discusses how the surprise candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump tapped into the most dramatic populist rebellion in American politics since the election of Andrew Jackson in 1824 – populist masses challenging the establishment elite. The talk draws from Smith's book "Who Stole the American Dream." Video may not be edited or distributed without the permission of Hedrick Smith.
Journalist and Author of "Who Stole the American Dream?" Hedrick Smith spoke at Georgia State University on Wednesday, March 12th on the problems with the American Political Situation and how we can fix them.
Talk by Hedrick Smith, author of "Who Stole the American Dream?" on "After Shocks of the Political Earthquake of 2016" recorded May 1, 2017 at Town Hall Seattle. For more info on his work go to http://reclaimtheamericandream.org/
As part of the Orcas Currents lecture series, Pulitzer and Emmy Award winner Hedrick Smith visited Orcas Island on November 20, to speak about the 2016 elections, which he calls “The Great Populist Earthquake of 2016.” The video, produced by Orcas Video, includes the entire lecture, plus Q&A;. Based on the book "Who Stole the American Dream?" © 2015 by Hedrick Smith (all rights reserved) Visit Hedrick Smith's website reclaimtheamericandream.org More information about Orcas Currents can be found at orcascurrents.org
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith spoke to the Akron Press Club on The University of Akron campus Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Recorded by Chris Miller, Akron Digital Media Center
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith discusses his book "Who Stole the American Dream?" with journalist Dan Froomkin on January 29, 2013.
From start to finish, Campaign 2016 was a political earthquake. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, author and director Hedrick Smith discusses how the surprise candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump tapped into the most dramatic populist rebellion in American politics since the election of Andrew Jackson in 1824 – populist masses challenging the establishment elite. The talk draws from Smith's book "Who Stole the American Dream." Video may not be edited or distributed without the permission of Hedrick Smith.
On July 12, 1995 PBS reporter Hedrick Smith attends the National Press Club Journalism Awards and speaks about the economic and technological challenges that lie ahead for the United States.
Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith discussed his book, Who Stole the American Dream?, in which he argues that over the past four decades the American Dream had been dismantled and the U.S. had become two Americas. He responded to questions from the audience. OCTOBER 17, 2012
Afternoon Plenary – Reclaiming the American Dream Hedrick Smith, Author, Who Stole the American Dream? John Hope Bryant, Founder and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc. @socalgrantmaker #scg2015 #closethegap
Hedrick Smith '55, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor and Emmy Award-winning producer/correspondent, talks about his new book, Who Stole the American Dream? October 13, 2012