American Dream

For the Fourth of July, we're highlighting some of our favorite Pacific Standard stories on expressions of patriotism and American identity.

Literary scholar Sarah Churchwell discusses the shifting meanings of "America first" and "the American dream."

Two recently passed pieces of legislation are driving big near-term deficit spikes.

The labor market has changed over the last 40 years. It's time for labor laws and institutions to follow suit.

Twenty-four states saw their poverty rate decline in 2016.

The economy continues its long recovery from the Great Recession.

More readings on the fallacy of endless economic growth.

Richard Reeves says we need to expand our scrutiny of inequality beyond the top 1 percent.

A conversation with Robert Manduca, one of the authors of the economic mobility study making waves this week.

Here’s what you need to know about wage stagnation in America.

California is the home to more super rich than anywhere else in the country—and it also exhibits the highest poverty rate in the nation.

ABC has toned down Eddie Huang’s unfiltered and hilarious memoir for the latest addition to its multicultural line-up, Fresh Off the Boat, but it’s still an important step toward putting an end to one-note stereotypes.