The American dream is dead because ordinary Americans say it's dead, with only 27% of people polled this year saying it holds true, a stark decline from 54% just 13 years ago.
Despite the country's brutality towards Black and Native people, there is a reason why masses of workers saw the United States as a place without feudalism and aristocratic privilege holding people back.
The question isn't if the American dream is dead, it's how we go about reviving it, indicating a need for a collective new approach to socio-economic progress.
Few at home or abroad hold hopes for our country today, reflecting a disconnection between historical aspirations tied to opportunity and current societal realities.
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