A new report shows U.S. adults say inflation is the greatest obstacle to reaching financial security in retirement, while 44 percent think Social Security won’t be there when they need it and just 55 percent say the American Dream “is still alive and well.” These are among the key findings from the 2022 Planning and Progress…
Nearly Half of US Adults Say American Dream Is Dead as Inflation Tops Financial Security Fear List
Investing in the American Dream
Growing up, the only person Charles Mizrahi knew on Wall Street was an uncle who waited tables in the New York Stock Exchange dining room. “My father was a warehouse manager, and the block I lived on in Brooklyn was as working-class as you can get,” he said. “Three cab drivers on the block, security…
Suni Lee Achieves the American Dream
Commentary On July 29, Sunisa “Suni” Lee made history by becoming the fifth consecutive American woman to win gold in the Olympic gymnastics individual all-around competition. Suni’s routines dazzled the judges and millions of viewers around the world, earning her a total score of 57.433 points and the exclusive title of Olympic all-around champion. Suni’s…
Cuba, Communism, and Compassion: The Story of Maximo Alvarez
I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Maximo Alvarez, a Miami-area business owner who fled communist Cuba to pursue and fulfill his American Dream. Alvarez came to America as a boy who couldn’t speak the English language, but through hard work and determination, he experienced immense success and now gives back with his…
Mango and Peppercorns: The Unlikely Flavors of the American Dream
Katherine Manning was a graduate student when she began taking in refugees. She had a degree in sociology, but left career social work due to dissatisfaction with what she saw as the government’s wasteful habits. An Iowa-born Miami transplant, she had hosted Vietnamese friends in her Miami home before, but in 1975, when she saw…
Gemstone Dreams
Dorian Filip was a massage therapist in 2009, working aboard the Seabourn Odyssey on its maiden voyage around the Mediterranean. After some years in the industry, he had developed aches in his neck, shoulder, and hands that were increasingly painful, and thoughts of quitting were on his mind. “I said, ‘If nothing works, I’ll go…
Democracy, Freedom Drives the American Spirit of Innovation: Art Thomspon
Americans being allowed to freely exchange different viewpoints is what drives the spirit of innovation and pushing the limits of human accomplishment, according to Art Thompson, president of Sage Cheshire Aerospace. Thompson, who designed the space capsule for the Red Bull Stratos Space Jump, told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” program that a large part of…
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Jan. 6 Detainees Confined 23 hrs/day; Risking All for American Dream
Nearly 500 people have been charged in cases related to the breach of the Capitol on January 6, with more charges expected. Some of dozens detained in federal prison awaiting trail, say they are being subject to Third World treatment, including solitary confinement, lack of required medical care, and restricted access to defense counsel. We…