Tag: American Dream
Biden gives Congress his vision to ‘win the 21st century’ –...
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University; Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University, and Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury
President Joe...
How millennials are affecting the price of your home
Jimmie Lenz, University of South Carolina
It used to be that everyone wanted to buy a home, seeking pleasure and security, as well as the...
Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the...
David W. Rasmussen, Florida State University
In 1959, more than a third of all elderly Americans lived in poverty. Slashing that number to under 10...
Is bigger really better?
Alexandra Staub, Pennsylvania State University
The United States is facing a housing crisis: Affordable housing is inadequate, while luxury homes abound. Homelessness remains a persistent...
California’s higher education: From American dream to dilemma
John R. Thelin, University of Kentucky
For the Golden State of California, 1960 was a golden year: It was a time of rapid development, when...
Rural America: Where Sam Shepard’s roots ran deepest
John J. Winters, Bridgewater State University
When Sam Shepard died on July 27 the world lost one of the greatest playwrights of the past half-century....
The most American pop culture phenomenon of them all
Katherine Meizel, Bowling Green State University
“American Idol” was “born” exactly nine months after 9/11. The timing was significant, because since its premiere on June...
How do we ensure the next generation of workers…
How do we ensure the next generation of workers isn't worse off than the last?
Discussions about the future of work are clearly in the...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
