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On AlterNet: american dream

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "american dream"

A Vietnamese Journey Toward the American Dream

A Vietnamese Journey Toward the American Dream

Andrew Lam, New America Media. November 24, 2008.
A cliché to native-borns, the American dream nevertheless seduces the traditionally sedentary Vietnamese to travel halfway around the world.

The Age of Unbridled Consumption Just Ended

The Age of Unbridled Consumption Just Ended

Lisa Wise, The Women's Media Center. October 3, 2008.
The economic crisis, however painful, will lead to at least one positive outcome.

The U.S. Economy Is Socialism for the Rich

The U.S. Economy Is Socialism for the Rich

Michael Leon Guerrero, Movement Vision Lab. July 24, 2008.
Free market capitalism in the United States is by no means "free." It's time we recognize this and move past the destructive neoliberal agenda.

George Carlin, American Radical

George Carlin, American Radical

John Nichols, TheNation.com. June 23, 2008.
No one, not Obama, not Hillary Clinton and certainly not John McCain, caught the zeitgeist of the vanishing American dream so well as Carlin.

The American Dream, or a Nightmare for Black America?

The American Dream, or a Nightmare for Black America?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 17, 2007.
Forty years after the Civil Rights Era, African-Americans are falling further behind whites economically.

The American Dream Is Alive and Well ... in Finland!

The American Dream Is Alive and Well ... in Finland!

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 11, 2007.
It's harder to move up the economic ladder in the United States than in other wealthy countries. What happened to the American dream?

Americans Don't Believe in the American Dream

Americans Don't Believe in the American Dream

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 12, 2007.
More and more working Americans are realizing that the game is rigged against them.

Living the American Dream ... in a One-Bedroom Apartment

Living the American Dream ... in a One-Bedroom Apartment

Andrew Lam, New America Media. February 7, 2007.
The middle class is clinging to its precious status by contending with far smaller living spaces than those of previous generations.