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Like the rundown houses and shuttered storefronts in his Detroit neighborhood, bleakness abounds in LeRoy Taylor's future.
When the American Dream failed Arlin Gonzalez, the 31-year-old native of Mexico looked homeward for a second chance.
Senators are challenging House Republicans to give ground on their enforcement-only fix for the country's immigration problems and consider offering citizenship to millions of immigrants illegally in the U.S.
He considers himself an American now. A very proud American, who has lived in the United States for 20 years. I made his acquaintance while looking for a replacement vehicle after having crashed mine into a building (another story altogether).
At foreclosure auctions, broken dreams on sale CHICAGO (Reuters) – The seven-bedroom, three-bath house in this city's West Garfield Park neighborhood had once been someone's American Dream.
Where Americans Pay Most To Live: Housing costs--including taxes, insurance and utilities--cost residents of these 20 metros most.It happens every month: Millions of American pony up for the gas bill, mortgage or rent payment and real estate taxes--and subsequently watch their bank balances dwindle. That's because housing expenses are the biggest monthly expense most families face.
Marc Dreier's $400M Scam, The Inside Story - 60 Minutes - CBS NewsSometimes trying to live the ultimate american dream requires to large a priceas Marc Dreier found out.
Michael Moore's does it again and is about to shock the socks of off the republican capitalist and the worlds elitist. I can almost see the pain on the faces of elite critics at it first showing on it national US release 2nd October 2009.
Sex in the U.S.A.: Male Sexuality in Springsteen's American Dream Throughout his career, Springsteen has grappled with the shortcomings of the American Dream: that great myth that hard work will pay off with material comforts and prosperity.
Last week I was trying to make a point that success in the USA is possible even today. I know many are in a hard spot with the current economic down turn. If hearing about others getting ahead bothers you, due to your own situation. Just pass this article up.
Recently I posted an article in which I was clumsily attempting to say with hard work, effort and personal responsibility it is still possible to get ahead in the USA. I used myself as an example as someone who was not given much by society or birth and yet have a good life.
Looking for the land of opportunityIf top professions in Britain are tough to break into for disadvantaged children, as former UK minister Alan Milburn's report on social mobility found, is there a land of opportunity that can serve as a beacon? Yes, but it's not the US, argues University of Ottawa professor Miles …
A Closer Look at Income Mobility - New York TimesI just came upon this study by the NYT from 2005, and found the graphic wonderfully interesting, hope you will too. Apparently, the American Dream isn't as easy to realize as in the past.
The audience gathered in the Cairo auditorium came to hear an address, in each case, by an African-American.
Farewell the American Century Andrew Bacevich.. Our natural sense of our global place in the world is still way to much John Wayne. Watch the five minute video.
Yes, the job scene is bad for America. 650,000 jobs were lost in February alone. The economy is in a tailspin and confidence is low, if not non-existent. The pundits and experts continually want to argue about the measuring stick. As a writer, I have done the same.
What is the American Dream? Is it two kids, a new car, a good job, and a big new house with a pet dog to greet you at the door? Hmm... At least there was a deeper conception of it when it was invented.
"Are You Saying We Can't Rise Above?"Andrew [Sullivan] links approvingly to another frivolous experiment that seeks to show that bootstrapping rhetoric isn't dead, and that if you are hard-working and smart, you can rise up and overcome, etc. etc., into the Toyota and flat screen television of your choice.
What Politicians Could Learn From FootballExtremely well-written and enlightening analogy between football and politics that also explores the disconnect between modern day politics and the core beliefs of the American people. Case in point....a key point from this article:
NY Times: College May Be Out of Reach for ManyWith recession and rising costs of college, many may have to rethink a college education in the coming years.
Baseball, Mom, Apple Pie, Home of the Brave and Land of the Free ... the American Homestead of core values.
Why buy a house? Behold, one of the biggest myths of the American DreamIt's this: Owning your own home is, for the most part, just a little bit insane.
Today I read Rod Dreher's comments on Freddie de Boer's piece about conservatism and the American Dream.
Jonathan Tasini: It's Bozo The Clown's Fault, Not The "Free Market"Yes, to begin, let's posit that a president with the lowest approval rating in the history of polling has no credibility about any subject of importance--and, in fact, most of the country would like, as David Letterman joked, to let Barack Obama start his new job right away.
Bruce Springsteen's Comments From The Stage At Cleveland's Vote For Change Rally November 2, 2008It's great to be here today among friends. I'd like to thank Senator Obama and his folks for inviting me. I've been here many times since 1973, but never on a day as glorious as this one. We are at the crossroads.
Take a Bow, AmericaThe markets are battered and job losses are skyrocketing, but even in the midst of a national economic crisis, we should not lose sight of the profound significance of this week and what it tells us about the continuing promise of America.
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