Dispatch 1: The American Dream is Fading

The American Dream Is Fading

For generations, the American Dream meant something tangible: the ability to work, build, raise a family, and believe that effort would be rewarded with stability and opportunity. Today, that promise feels increasingly out of reach.
In this Dispatch, Ben Mathews reflects on what the American Dream once was, how it evolved during post-war prosperity, and how it has gradually been hollowed out by rising costs, debt, and systems that no longer serve ordinary Americans. This is not a partisan argument, but a generational reckoning — and a sober look at what it means when a nation’s future no longer feels attainable.

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