Don't listen to the pessimists. The American Dream is thriving in places you might not expect—you just need to know where to ...

The traditional version of the American Dream has become harder to reach without a high salary. These three Americans are ...

Gen Z is at a tipping point, some economists say: the first U.S. generation in living memory where the majority may be unable to achieve the American Dream.

My fuzzy memories of America’s bicentennial encompass fireworks, plays about Paul Revere and a country, even amid the turbulent 1970s, excited to celebrate together. Our semiquincentennial brings a ...

Explore how AI, offshoring, soaring costs, and risky retail investing are reshaping the American Dream—and what it means for markets.

America is still the land of opportunity—if you know where to look. Newsweek's American Dream Index shows you how.

When Donald Trump narrowly won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, many of the independents who voted for him cited the ...

Central planners in Sacramento can retool the state’s housing laws. But they can’t rewrite the American dream. To many ...

I’ve been reflecting on how loosely we throw around the phrase “American Dream,” making some believe this prosperous outcome is supposed to be inevitable instead of possible. When it isn’t fulfilled, ...

Taylor Tepper covered banking, investing and pretty much everything else in personal finance for more than a decade, with his work appearing in the New York Times, Fortune and MONEY magazine, as well ...