Work hard. Get ahead? A generation rethinks the American Dream.

Source Columbia Chronicle
Original Load Date July 4, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Last Updated July 4, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Original URL https://columbiachronicle.com/campus/work-hard-get-ahead-a-generation-rethinks-the-american-dream/

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As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary on Saturday, July 4, one of its defining ideals is facing new scrutiny from the generation coming of age in an economy far different from the one their parents inherited. Ask Columbia students what the American Dream means today, an...