At least among these few countries, the more equal countries have higher social mobility (see graph). It looks as if…

As families struggle to improve their finances, what about the American Dream? Will the next generation be better off? Are…

The core elements that define the American Dream have remained remarkably stable over time. Education, the freedom to live one’s…

What was once defined as the American ethics and ideology that one could achieve higher levels of living and obtain…

A CNN poll finds that just 34% of Americans believe that children in America will grow up to be better…

Almost 3 in 4 Americans believe that on a scale of 0 - 10 (10 being "very important"), working hard…

At the turn of the century, only 22% of Americans were very or somewhat dissatisfied with the availability of opportunities…

Hardly a week goes by without a politician invoking the American Dream and worrying about its demise. That’s not surprising.

In 2012, the top 10 percent of income earners in the U.S. received a 50.4 percent share of the total…

While, as a whole, the top quintile of households’ share-of-income has increased by about 10%, the share of total-market-income received…