Is the American Dream now a brokerage account?

Americans hold more wealth in stocks than real estate for the first time since World War 2. Is the American Dream getting ...
CNBC

'This bargain is eroding': Inside the youngest generations' view of the American Dream

Every generation faces economic and social "shocks," as David Blanchflower describes era-defining crises like the Great Recession, 9/11 and the Vietnam War. But no generation in the U.S. since the ...
The New Yorker

The Curious Career of “the American Dream”

James Truslow Adams was born in Brooklyn in 1878, the son of a struggling Wall Street broker who had himself been born in Caracas, Venezuela. Adams grew up with a sense of fallen expectations and ...
CNBC

51% of U.S. adults say the American Dream is out of reach for most people right now: CNBC survey

Just over half of Americans say the American Dream is out of reach for most people right now, according to a new CNBC and SurveyMonkey American Dream Pulse Survey. Roughly 45% of respondents said the ...
USA Today

The American dream meant upward mobility. Now, it means stability.

For decades, the American dream meant upward mobility, but many young people today define it as simply achieving stability. To them, securing housing, a stable career, health care and education are ...
The Conversation

What is the American Dream, and has it become harder to achieve in recent years?

Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that of the American Dream. With the 250th birthday of the United States coming up in July 2026, it’s worth stepping back to examine a concept ...