The American dream is shrinking
From tinier homes and fewer kids to less vacation time and longer commutes, America's aspirations are getting smaller by the ...
Capital & Main6d
If the American Dream Means Hard Work Leads to Getting Ahead, Most Californians No Longer Believe It
Seventy percent of the state’s residents think kids in the state will be financially worse off than their parents.
I Abandoned My American Dream Because I Wasn't White. Then I Had a Wake-Up Call
It was a comment on the school playground—that I was hanging out with a "white boy." Before, there was no difference between ...
Hosted on MSN14d
Why the American Dream is impossible - no matter how hard you work
Living the American Dream is an impossibility for an increasing ... goals that are now far from guaranteed, no matter how hard you work towards them. The inability to buy a home especially holds ...
So much for the American Dream. Most Californians don’t believe it exists, survey says
The latest survey from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California finds that just a third (33%) of Californians ...
The housing crisis threatens the American dream. What's next?
With prices at all-time highs and sales at 30-year lows, the American dream of homeownership may seem like a relic.
Pancakes, latkes and the American Dream
What I found over time was a story of the American Dream – and one that resonates as a turbulent election year ends.
Dream or Delusion? How TV Shapes Our Vision of the American Dream
Is the American Dream alive, or has TV revealed it as just a myth? From sitcom suburbs to antiheroes chasing power, the truth ...
Morningstar24d
What's stopping you from achieving the American dream? Money - and here's how much people say they need.
The phrase "American dream" conjures visions of a better life ... The uniquely American spin on the idea that hard work leads to a better life can be traced back to the Puritans.