You Searched For "The American Dream" and got 20 results
Sort By:
1 min read
Bill Gates calls for higher taxes on the rich — but warns against crushing the American dream
Bill Gates said his ideal tax system would slash his net worth by 62% or about $100 billion, but st…
Theron Mohamed
4 mins read
I moved from the US to South Africa 3 years ago. It's easier to achieve the American dream here.
Christian Salafia moved from Florida to South Africa for his now-wife in 2021. He says costs are lo…
Thibault Spirlet
8 mins read
The end of American careerism
Climbing the corporate ladder was once a cornerstone of the American Dream. Now, many professionals…
Aki Ito
2 mins read
The Federal Reserve gives Americans another interest rate cut
Two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis…
Ayelet Sheffey
4 mins read
I'm a Californian who moved to Texas for a shot at the American dream. I moved back after 2 ½ years, but I miss Texas.
Kimberly Wilkerson is a Californian who moved to Austin. She stayed for 2 ½ years but moved back to…
Erin Snodgrass
5 mins read
Many working Americans want children later in life. Fertility startups are making their dreams more possible.
Family-planning startups can help cover employees' fertility treatments when their employers' healt…
Julia Naftulin
5 mins read
Some Americans think moving to Canada will solve all their problems. But Canada has its own issues.
Americans are increasingly Googling "moving to Canada" in the run-up to Election Day.
Alcynna Lloyd,Jordan Pandy
2 mins read
The US needs to build 2 million houses to revive the American dream of homeownership
"Following the GFC, new residential construction effectively stopped, and we have been trying to ca…
Matthew Fox
3 mins read
Skims wants to be the new Nike. Brand experts say that's a pipe dream.
Skims CEO Jens Grede sees parallels between Skims and 1990s Nike, citing cultural influence Experts…
Maria Noyen
5 mins read
James Earl Jones, iconic voice of Darth Vader and 'Lion King,' 'Field of Dreams' star, dead at 93
James Earl Jones, the original, iconic voice of Darth Vader in "Star Wars" and Mufasa in "The Lion …
Kirsten Acuna,Paul Squire
4 mins read
My husband and I felt like we didn't save enough money to retire in the US. So we moved to Mexico and built our dream home.
My husband and I moved to Mexico in 2020 in our 50s. We feel far more secure about retirement thank…
John Newton
3 mins read
The economy is facing a 'no-landing' scenario that undercuts the financial relief many Americans hoped for
Robust economic data may mean the Fed has less urgency to cut interest rates, hurting the prospects…
Jennifer Sor
3 mins read
I moved from Sweden to the US. I've found Americans to be friendlier and I enjoy the work hustle.
Olivia Tapper finds that Americans are friendlier than people back in Sweden. She also appreciates …
Jane Ridley
2 mins read
Biden wants to sell blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China
In some of his harshest comments ever made about China, Biden called the country "xenophobic" and s…
Matthew Loh
3 mins read
My partner and I moved to a coastal Portuguese town, sight unseen. We finally have the work-life balance we've dreamed of.
I grew up in NYC and my partner was raised in France. We recently moved to a small town in Portugal…
Iman M'Fah-Traoré
7 mins read
The Jewish settlers 'living the American dream' in the West Bank
US-born settlers are "overrepresented" in the occupied West Bank, which has seen a surge of violenc…
Rebecca Rommen
5 mins read
I grew up undocumented in a red state. I now have my dream career after receiving DACA — but my childhood was full of fear.
Javier R. Quiroz Castro told BI about the fear and hard work involved in growing up undocumented, a…
Charissa Cheong
5 mins read
I moved to the US from India and took out a $59K loan to follow my dream of landing a job in Big Tech. My risk paid off.
A millennial software engineer in India took out a $59,000 loan to study in the US, and landed a jo…
Ella Hopkins
2 mins read
The American dream is 'rapidly diminishing,' Walgreens boss says in plea to raise taxes for the wealthy
John Driscoll, a Walgreens exec, wants lawmakers to tax millionaires like himself more to preserve …
Jordan Hart
5 mins read
I was over-employed and worked other jobs on top of my full-time one. To achieve the American dream, you have to beat the system.
Kendall McGill, an overemployed millennial project manager, often "double dips," picking up extra w…