The traditional version of the American Dream has become harder to reach without a high salary. These three Americans are making it work on five figures a year.

Only 35% of U.S. adults define the American Dream as being part of a community. But one cannot thrive without the people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Dream Maker Station Route 66 on Route 66 in Adrian, Texas (Heather Diehl) Does it mean getting rich? Owning a house with a ...

As the United States prepares to mark its milestone 250th anniversary with grand national celebrations, a new poll reveals that fewer Americans view their country as exceptional. The June 8 survey, ...

Gonzalo Schwarz is the president and chief executive of the Archbridge Institute. As America turns 250 years old, many people say the American Dream is at risk. Last month, an Associated Press-NORC ...

More than half of people still believe that the American Dream is possible for those who want it — but optimism about achieving it greatly differs by demographic. That’s according to a new survey of 2 ...

Growing up, Paige Friscioni heard about the "American dream": go to college, work hard, buy a house and have kids and a dog and live until you retire comfortably. But as Friscioni has gotten older, ...

The phrase “The American Dream” wasn’t written about or even uttered by the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The famous term took root just about a century ago, during the Great Depression.

What, exactly, is “the American dream”? When historian James Truslow Adams coined the phrase in 1931, he was aiming to sum up a sentiment he felt among his countrymen. Defining it as the “dream of a ...

How a phrase coined during the Depression became a national creed, a global brand, and a vessel for disillusionment.

At Barcelos Bakery in Fall River, customers line up to select pastries from giant glass cases and breads from huge wicker baskets. They place their orders: a dozen pasteis de nata, two cappuccinos, a ...