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This Thanksgiving, American polarization is on full display. Some Americans will celebrate the Trump administration, while ...

I can still recall the time when my classmates in China expressed their admiration for me when I told them that my family decided to move to the U.S. for the betterment of my education. In our minds, ...

2018-07-04T08:12:36-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/172/20180704081248001_hd.jpgTerry Jeffrey on the American Dream (Historian James Truslow Adams) Terry Jeffrey ...

This Thanksgiving, American polarization is on full display. Some Americans will celebrate the Trump presidency, while others ...

Was the American Dream ever real? Or was it a mirage? With so many young people burdened by student loan debt and questioning whether they'll ever be able to afford a home, it's a question worth ...

Space does not permit me to express the totality of my disagreement with Vander O.B. Ritchie’s Feb. 13 op-ed, “The American Dream Is in Danger at Harvard,” but a correction is in order. It is ...

According to a new report from the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, conceptions of the American dream have changed, making the concept less American and less of a dream. The survey of 1,568 adults ...

As housing costs soar, younger adults are trying to reimagine prosperity — without the white picket fence. Credit...Photo illustration by Pablo Delcan Supported by By Anna Kodé “American Dream ...

For generations, home ownership has been part of the very definition of capturing the American dream. First-time buyers face ...

The United States is the richest country in the world. But that statistic camouflages the more complex truth that the United States has a relatively small number of rich people and a much larger ...