American Dream

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I Dreamed a Dream

Dr. Brent Ridge | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Les Miserables, I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle, American Dream, American Idol, Britain's Got Talent, Economy, Susan Boyle Singing, Susan Boyle Video, Entertainment News

Susan Boyle is a good singer, but she is not an extraordinary singer. So what is it about this performance that has resonated with so many people?

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Who Killed The American Dream?

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Cnn, Jack Cafferty, American Dream, Living News

Recently, CNN's Jack Cafferty wrote an article about the death (and dying) of the American Dream. I found myself surprised at the shock and insult that I felt when I read it.

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Depression in California's Inland Empire Shows Need for Employee Free Choice Act

Tom Woodruff | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Souther California, Walmart, California, Inland Empire, Employee Free Choice Act, Economic Crisis, Employment, Jobs, Target, Lond Beach, Los Angeles, Joblessness, Unemployment, Home Depot, Kmart, California Economy, Lowes, American Dream, Politics News

An economic tragedy is unfolding in the Inland Empire region of southern California. We need to pass the Employee Free Choice Act to give workers a realistic shot at the American Dream.

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The American Nightmare

Rob Fishman | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Vicky Ward, Liar's Poker, Middle Class Economy, Wall Street, Ragged Dick, American Dream, The Epic of America, Middle Class, Aig, Michael Lewis, Edward Liddy, Meritocracy, Business News

Of all the misdeeds carried out on the southern tip of Manhattan over the last decade, perhaps Wall Street's greatest fraud was to arrogate the very meaning of the American Dream.

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The American Dream is Not Dead Yet

Liz Hamburg | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Kid's Haircuts, Small Business, American Dream, Recession-Proof Business, WOR Radio, Liz Hamburg, Launchpad, Hair Salon, Business News

If demand is there and you have a well-priced business, excellent customer service and a great location, you may be able to create your own American Dream, despite the economy.

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Mi Casa Es Su Casa... Until the Bank Forecloses on Mi Casa

Daniel Cubias | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Subprime Mortgages, Yogi Berra, Hispanics, American Dream, Housing Crisis, Great Depression, Pew Hispanic Center, Politics News

Latinos tend to spend more of their income on housing than other demographics do, and we are more likely to have firsthand experience with the horrific phrase, "subprime mortgage."

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America Today -- WTF?

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Wall Street, America, Rep. Eric Cantor, Washington DC, Saudi Arabia, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican Party, Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, American Dream, Barney Frank, Politics News

As we sit around asking, the country is falling in shambles around us. Life preservers are being thrown out to the lucky, well-connected few and most are sitting around saying, "WTF?"

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The Eloquent Presidency

James Moeller | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, President Obama, Main Street, Congress, Obama Lincoln, American Dream, Elegant Presidency, Fdr, Gettysburg Address, Politics News

Does eloquence ensure a successful presidency? Will Obama's outsized communications abilities allow him to succeed in leading the country back to prosperity? Only time will tell.

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Economic Stimulus: Fixing the Car While We're Driving It

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, Economic Opportunity, Education, Economic Stimulus Package, Housing, Economic Crisis, Economy, Hope Street Group, Financial Crisis, Obama, Congress, American Dream, Healthcare, Business News

The challenge of "fixing a car while we're driving it" is to make sure that we don't let the economy crash while making the fundamental repairs necessary to keep it running well into the future.

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Barack Obama and the American Dream

Lauri Lyons | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Suburbs, Europe, Sweden, Natural Disasters, Civil Rights Act, Presidential Election 2008, President Lyndon Johnson, America, First Black President, Black History Month, New Black Panther Party, Change, Change in America, White Flight, Malcolm X, Racism, Jfk, Nigeria, Nation of Islam, Fela Kuti, R&b, Terrorism, Washington D.C., Ethnic Minorities, Black President T-Shirt, Time Magazine, American Dream, Barack Obama, Lauri Lyons, Election, Militancy, Lyndon B. Johnson, The Beatles, Democratic Nomination, Kenya, Million Man March, Minorities, President Obama, Iowa Caucus, Economic Depression, Affirmative Action, Reparations, Busing, Inauguration, Slavery, Justice, African Americans, "I Have a Dream" Speech, Yes We Can, Equality, Zimbabwe, Africa, Black President, War, Black Panther Party, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Democracy, United States, Dwayne Rodgers, France, Jim Crow, Corporate America, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement, Higher Education, Shepard Fairey, President George W. Bush, Robert Kennedy, Post-Racial, Selma Alabama, Michelle Obama, Obama Family, The Movement, Lauren Erickson, March on Washington, Flag International, Video, Politics News

The past four decades have been a mixture of social growing pains and progress. Even with that said, most people never believed that a Black man would become the President.

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A Promissory Note For the American Promise

Kit Gallant | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Obama Rhetoric, The American Promise, American History, American Dream, Obama Inauguration, Martin Luther King Jr., Political Economy, African-American History, Race, “I Have a Dream” Speech, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Politics News

King argued that it was the distorted state of the most fundamental conception of American political and social economy that was, in and of itself, responsible for social and economic injustice.

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You Aren't in Kansas Anymore

Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 02.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Corporate Employee, Steady Job, Small-Business Entrepeneurs, Recession, Layoffs, Small Business Owners, Store, Running a Small Business, SBTV.Com, Corporate America, American Dream, Office, Shop, Corporate Layoffs, Entrepreneurship, Tips for Owning a Small Business, Business News

Upon entry to the land of small business, remember people here speak a different language. No one cares what you used to do for Big Name Company. It's up to you to prove your value.

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From Nightmares to Dreams Come True

Michael DeJong | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Hope and Change, The Grapes of Wrath, Pakistan, Deficits, Pursuit of Happiness, Blood Diamonds, Early to Bed..., Iraq, An Inconvenient Truth, Iran, Infrastructure, Starvation, Unemployment, Jr, American Dream, Fiscal Mismanagement, Homeless, Katrina, Bling-Bling, Green-Collar Jobs, Health Care, Real Housewives of Orange County, Safety Nets, Haves and Have Nots, Civil Rights Laws, The Great Gatsby, Home Foreclosures, Martin Luther King, Middle-Class, Incoming Administration, City Upon a Hill, Genocide, Deregulation, Mac Mansions, Sluggish Wages, Afghanistan, North Korea, Post-Bush-Alyptic, Living News

Long gone is the unique American social phenomenon that each new generation will "do better" than the last. Things are starting to feel more like "The Grapes of Wrath" than "The Great Gatsby."

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American Values and the Financial Meltdown

William Fisher | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Values, Income Disparity, Economy, American Dream, Financial Crisis, Britney Spears, Poverty, Money, Ethics, Politics News

Most of us live overstressed lives and enjoy relaxing with music, sports, even the mindless mischief of Paris Hilton. But is this really what we mean by The American Dream?

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You Are a Whole Different Person When You Are Scared

Val Strange | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Holidays, New Year's Eve, Depression, Baby Boomers, Fear, The Great Depression, Hope, Economy, Medical, Democracy, Taxpayers, Election, Death, Chris Shays, American Experiment, Politics, History, Scared, Dreams, Uninsured, Bailout, Christmas, Foreclosure, Family, American Dream, Politics News

The cancer of our sick economy already metastasized to the bone, but analysts are hard-pressed to diagnose the current conditions akin to the Great Depression.

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Obama and the Jewish Question

Adam Neiman | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Jews, American Dream, Jewish Culture, Jewish Voters, Barack Obama, African Americans, Living News

Obama's election was liberating in many ways for all of us. For me, as an American Jew, there was a surprise. It was narcissism. Here, in the new world, it wasn't all about us, the Jews.

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An American Tune

Anne Hill | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment

It's one of those weird things, the patriotic hymns of your youth still live in your heart somewhere, despite all the things you learn in the meantime.

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The Bailout of Joe the Plumber

Rick Smith | Posted 01.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Economy, Conspicuous Consumption, Bailout, Humor, Shopping, American Dream, Us Government, Style News

On 12/1, the U.S. Government seized control of Joe the Plumber, preventing average Joe from falling into bankruptcy. He maintained that he was "just trying to live the American dream".

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A Fly in the Anointment: Bobby Jindal as the Republican Obama

Disgrasian | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

It's true! Jindal is young, brown, and the child of immigrants. Since we, too, are young, brown, and the children of immigrants, I guess that means we're voting for Jindal in 2012!

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The "American Dream" Needs a Reality Check

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Wealth, Recession, Economy, American Dream, Saving Money, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Money Saving, Style News

Anyone who believes the American Dream is solely about wealth, property ownership, or flat screen TVs and flashy cars needs a wake-up call.

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Obama Art

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 12.22.2008 | Style

Read More: Chuck Close, Republican Party, American Dream, Barack Obama, Obama Culture Jam, Art, Obama Artwork, Style News

Tuesday night's spectacle proved just why Barack Obama has inspired a lot more than most candidates, much of which up until recently had been smart poster-like and kitsch.

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It's Bozo The Clown's Fault, Not The "Free Market"

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Robert Rubin, Wages, Class Warfare, American Dream, Pensions, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Bozo the Clown, Financial Crisis, Alan Greenspan, Business News

The current president's pronouncements that the "free market" isn't at fault for the financial meltdown led me to dig deep, investigate and discover the real culprit: Bozo The Clown.

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