Farmworkers harvest melons at a California farm. "Life is hard here," one worker said. "But it's good because you can make money." The American squatted in the dirt, struggling to free the cantaloupe ...

White picket fences. Green, manicured lawns. Children on bicycles. The “American Dream” conjures images of a suburban ideal and elicits hope and optimism, especially for immigrants and for those ...

Young people's "American dream" looks different today, and they identified the major barriers preventing them from reaching it in a new survey.

Anyone, in theory, can attain the American dream. But at what price? It now costs $5 million over a lifetime to fund eight key components of the American dream, including homeownership and raising ...