The American Dream

Making The Suburbs Sexy

| Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: The American Dream, Video, Suburbia, Architecture, Mixed Use Shopping, Suburban Architecture, Suburban Mixed Use, The Living Market, Culture News

By Vanessa Quirk Click here for original article. The Living Market, a plan to redevelop vacant land to create a Marketplace of community space,...

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American Dream 2.0: A Silicon Valley Entrepreneur's Take on Hope

Jonathan Chin | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: New Generation, Innovation, The American Dream, Dreams, Millennial Generation, American Dream, Chicago News

It took me getting invited to Chicago and imagining my grandfather coming there to reexamine the concept of the American dream. These tough economic times have driven many people to forget or even to mock it.

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Our Newest Emigrants

Dorian de Wind | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Brain Drain, The American Dream, Emigration, Brain Circulation, Russia, The Economy, Immigration, India, China, Brazil, World News

While I am sometimes frustrated by some of the recent political and social twists, turns and detours the American Dream has taken, I still consider America to be the greatest country in the world.

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Remembering MLK: Standing Up to the Dream Killers

Van Jones | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Dr. King, The American Dream, Martin Luther King, America Underwater, Contract for the American Dream, American Dream, Martin Luther King Jr., Rebuild the Dream, Student Loans, Ed DeMarco, Home Foreclosures, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Student Debt, Martin Luther King Anniversary, Politics News

Today, April 4th, 2012, marks the 44th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. It's a good time to reflect on the state of not only Dr. King's dream, but the American dream at large.

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Strategically Building a Personal Network

Chelsea Carmona | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Mentorship, The American Dream, Work Experience, Facebook, Job Applications, Social Networking, Networking, Business News

Growing up in a generation where having 600 Facebook "friends" didn't mean you got a phone call on a Friday night, I originally felt that Facebook was not the best networking option for me, particularly concerning my job search.

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Five Facts About Social Mobility

Delia Lloyd | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Social Mobility, Downward Mobility, The American Dream, Lower Class, Middle Class, Social Mobility Education, Social Mobility u.s., Economic Mobility, Income Inequality, Class Conflict, Business News

What a bummer to discover that this great national mythology that's sustained us for so many generations may no longer be true. A spate of recent studies suggests that Americans are no longer upwardly mobile.

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Five Myths About the American Dream

Michael Ford | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Political Gridlock, Home Ownership, China Economy, American Dream, America Wealth, The American Dream, America Home Ownership, Politics News

What is the American dream? We began regular study of how people define and perceive the dream three years ago, and have discovered many misunderstandings worth a second look.

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Why Occupy Needs to Work With the One-and-a-Half Percenters

Don McNay | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: McNay Settlement Group, The American Dream, 99 Percenters, Mayor Bloomberg, Wealth Without Wall Street, Move Your Money, Don McNay, Occupy Movement, Main Street, Occupy Wall Street, Move Your Money Campaign, Small Busines America, Arianna Huffington, Wall Street, Business News

If Americans set up their lives so that we depend less on Wall Street and Washington, both entities will notice. We will be hitting them in the place where it hurts the most: their wallet.

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Arianna Discusses The American Dream At The 'Opportunity Nation' Summit

Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Opportunity-Nation, Michael Gerson, Arianna Huffington Opportunity Nation, Arianna Huffington Opportunity Nation Summit, Video, The American Dream, Arianna Opportunity Nation Summit, Economy, American Dream, Arianna, Opportunity Nation Summit, Arianna Huffington, Arianna Opportunity Nation, Politics News

On November 4th, Arianna participated in the "Opportunity Nation" Summit in New York City. Fareed Zakaria, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and o...

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Stupid

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Child Poverty, Poverty, Homelessness, US Poverty, Living-in-Poverty, Children in Poverty, Income Disparity, Poverty in America, New Poverty, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Employment, Jobless, Jobs, Joblessness, Early Childhood Development, Unemployed, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Early Childhood, American Dream, The American Dream, Youth, Job Cuts, US Economy, Job Market, Education, Long-Term Unemployment, Job, Unemployment Crisis, US Economic Crisis, Jobless Claims, Early Childhood Education, Schools, Job Creation, Politics News

"The Economy Stupid" were the words on the now famous sign in successful presidential candidate Bill Clinton's 1992 war room. Today, that sign should be in the war rooms of all candidates.

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A Debt I Can't Repay

Judge Alex Ferrer | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: The Land of Opportunity, The American Dream, Judge Alex, Hispanics and the American Dream, Latino Voices News

I was given the invaluable opportunity to become successful and live a great life through the unparalleled generosity of the American people.

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How America Can Benefit From Despair

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Consciousness, Healthy Living Health News, Crisis in America, State of America, Healthy Living Spirit, The American Dream, America and Hope, Healthy Living News

The promise of America has long been based upon high hopes for a future that will surpass the present and redeem the past, as well. Yet, recent polls indicate the mood of the country is growing ever darker, both less hopeful and more cynical.

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Let's Face It: Some Members of Congress Like Oil Executives Better Than You

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: The American Dream, Congress, Poverty, Budget Cuts, Oil Subsidies, Politics News

With a record 47 million Americans living below the poverty line -- and unemployment standing at nine percent -- should billions in tax breaks go to some of the most profitable companies in the world? Of course not.

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'Brain Waste' Thwarts Immigrants' Career Dreams

AP | By DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: The American Dream, Unemployment, Immigrant Unemployment, Immigrant Joblessness, Immigrants, Immigrant Brain Waste, Immigration, Joblessness, Brain Waste, Impact News

NEW YORK -- After finishing medical school in Bogota, Colombia, Maria Anjelica Montenegro did it all – obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency medicin...

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Myth, Politics and the Erosion of The American Dream

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Income Redistribution, Lower Taxes and Limited Government, The American Dream, Public Education, Political Myths, Governor Tom Corbett, Politics News

Powerful narratives based upon fiction -- not fact -- shape our perceptions. As such, myths are powerful political tools that the powers-that-be have long used in their attempt to control social behavior.

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To 'Win The Future' We Must Redefine 'Success'

Douglas LaBier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Greed, Common Good, Obama SOTU, President Obama, Inner Life, Careers, Win the Future, Work-Life Balance, State of the Union 2011, The American Dream, Ronald Reagan, Financial Success, Success, Success in America, American Dream 2011, Ronald Reagan Quotes, American Dream, Healthy Living News

To meet the challenges of our "Sputnik moment," we need to revamp our thinking about what success is, as well as what psychological orientation is necessary to achieve it.

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Let Us Now Bash Robin Williams... and George Carlin!

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Pryor, Newsweek, The American Dream, George Carlin, But I'm Not Wrong, Bill Mahr, Real Time With Bill Mahr, Tony Hendra, The Unfunny Twelve, Seven Words You Can't Say on TV, Sarah Ball, When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops?, Robin Williams, Comedy News

Getting mostly cheers and applause, when not preceded by laughter, is a good indicator that what a comedian is saying may be very wise, but not funny. That, in a nutshell, is my problem with George Carlin.

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Arianna Speaks To The Atlantic On The Future of Journalism And The Middle Class

The Atlantic | Douglas Gorney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future of Journalism, The American Dream, Unemployment, Wall Street, Third World America, The Atlantic, Middle Class, Huffington Post, Recession, Arianna Huffington, Business News

Read the subtitle of Arianna Huffington latest book, Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the Americ...

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Sushi for Life: John Vorhaus' The California Roll

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grifters, The American Dream, Los Angeles, Humor, Con Men, Books News

In the L.A. world of Vorhaus, there are the mooks who work all day and there are the cons who scheme away their hours. All is fair in the pursuit of the American Dream.

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Waste Not Want Not: City Living is the Way to a Wealthier Nation

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Automobiles, The American Dream, Mass Transit, Green Metropolis, Zoning, David Owen, Ed Glaeser, New York City, Kaid Benfield, Density, Transit-Oriented-Development, Houston, Smart Growth, Cities, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Green News

To reduce the country's excessive energy consumption, we need to make our new and existing suburbs more like cities. This means embracing the principles of smart growth and transit-oriented development.

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Clarity and Intention in Business and Life

Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Small Business, The American Dream, Books, American Dream, Business News, Morality, Clarity, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Intentions, Intention, Healthy Living News

How do we turn our dreams into a reality? We approach life knowing our purpose and tapping into the power of intention as well as moving past the fear.

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Can Software Bail-Out Unemployed and Troubled Companies?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reclaiming the American Dream, Obamas American Dream, Biz Plan Builder, Small Business, The American Dream, Unemployment, Self-Employed, Business Plan, Lemonade Stand, Software, Business Power Tools, Burke Franklin, Business, Entrepreneurship, Unemployment-Rate, Jian, Business News

I say, instead of looking at your job loss as a crisis look at it as a "mistletoe moment," an opportunity to change course and start a business of your own.

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What a Relief -- America Survives

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The American Dream, America, Barack Obama, The American Idea, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Neo-Cons, Constitution, Habeas Corpus, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, President Obama, Election Results, 2008 Election, Election, Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Barack Obama President, Obama President, Presidential Election, Election Analysis, Politics News

We docked the ship on shore. We're back to normal now. We have re-established the fundamental building blocks of Western civilization -- we have our foundation underneath us.

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