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Why Is the American Dream Becoming a Rigged Game?
Christopher Rivers grew up in a working‑class family that did everything right but still struggled to get ahead . At seventeen, he enlisted in the Army and went on to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. After his first deployment, he earned his degree from West Point, returned to serve again, and later completed graduate studies at Georgetown .
His career spans military leadership, U.S. diplomacy, corporate strategy, and a run for state office where he knocked on nine thousand doors to hear directly from the people he hoped to serve . His book, You Shouldn’t Have to Kill to Get Ahead, explores how…
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