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Zohran Mamdani says ‘you have to luck out in some big way’ to achieve the American Dream now—and many people see better odds of winning the lottery
Economy
Zohran Mamdani says ‘you have to luck out in some big way’ to achieve the American Dream now—and many people see better odds of winning the lottery
By Jason MaOctober 3, 2026
An employee stands behind a counter at a Starbucks coffee shop in Seoul on May 19, 2026.
Economy
8 in 10 Gen Z and millennials have two jobs to make ends meet, Goldman Sachs finds, as the affordability crisis ‘crowds out’ any retirement hopes
By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026
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C-Suite
Jamie Dimon says the American Dream is slipping away. The dysfunctional baby boomer retirement wave is a major part of the problem
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 14, 2026
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Success
After decades in the music industry, Pharrell Williams admits he never stops working: ‘If you do what you love everyday, you’ll get paid for free’
By Emma BurleighAugust 28, 2026
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Success
Jamie Dimon says Gen Z is wrong to give up on the American Dream—but admits it’s dying for the bottom 20% of households
By Eleanor PringleAugust 10, 2026
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Success
Jamie Dimon says six-figure shipyard jobs are the new ‘American Dream’—but candidates will need to endure hours of extreme heat, cold, and rain
By Preston ForeJuly 21, 2026
Jamie Dimon surrounded by construction workers.
Success
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says 300,000 workers are needed to rebuild American shipbuilding—with jobs paying $100,000 without a college degree
By Preston ForeJuly 16, 2026
Americans are fleeing the U.S. at record rates—an ex-Google engineer who left India to build a $7.2 billion AI firm says they’re making a huge mistake
Success
Americans are fleeing the U.S. at record rates—an ex-Google engineer who left India to build a $7.2 billion AI firm says they’re making a huge mistake
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 22, 2026
As America nears its 250th, roughly half thinks the American Dream isn’t true anymore
North America
As America nears its 250th, roughly half thinks the American Dream isn’t true anymore
By The Associated Press, Gary Fields, Linley Sanders and Nicholas RiccardiJune 8, 2026
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Banking
Jamie Dimon says the American Dream is ‘slipping out of reach’—and JPMorgan is spending billions to fix it
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 31, 2026
Stressed high income woman
Success
Even most six-figure earners say buying a house is unattainable—half of Americans can’t afford to dine out or vacation in a cost of living crisis
By Emma BurleighMarch 5, 2026
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Success
The average American teacher makes $72,000, but one in three are so broke they’re taking on side hustles like Uber driving
By Preston ForeMarch 4, 2026
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Economy
It’s more than George Clooney moving to France: America is becoming the ‘uncool’ country that people want to move away from
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 27, 2026
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Politics
People really did have a kind of millennial optimism in 2016, Gallup finds, as hopes for the future fade
By Linley Sanders and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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Commentary
America marks its 250th birthday with a fading dream—the first time that younger generations will make less than their parents
By Mark Robert Rank and The ConversationFebruary 8, 2026
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Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he losesplaceholder alt text
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Wharton researchers studied 760 employees—and found an inconvenient truth about remote workplaceholder alt text
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