However, even with the 2008 housing collapse a thing of the past and the U.S. economy back to full employment, the American Dream no longer exists.

“Sadly, the American Dream is dead,” he declared, glowering, on that fateful day in 2015 when he came down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his candidacy.

Contrary to conservative arguments, the 2008 housing crisis was caused by unregulated and loosely regulated private financial entities—not the federal government’s support for homeownership.

The very phrase “American Dream” comes from this dark period, coined in 1931 by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian James Truslow Adams in an immodestly titled book, The Epic of America.

Author K. Anis Ahmed presents the elite food scene of New York (USA) in all its brutal, capitalistic glory in this horror-fueled culinary fever dream.

The U.S. Olympic basketball evolution, highlighted by the 1992 Dream Team and 2008 Redeem Team, showcases dominance and ...

The 2008 version of the Olympic squad is frequently compared to the 1992 Dream Team, which is one of, if not the most historically great grouping of players in basketball history.

The American Dream In Reverse? (Photos by Robin Holland) Are we living in a second gilded age? Yes, according to historian Steven Fraser, one of Bill Moyers’ guests on the JOURNAL this week.

Picture it: America, 2008. A nation entranced with Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker, getting down to “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain ... and paying an unheard-of $4.31 for a gallon ...