Majority of Americans Have No Hope in the ‘American Dream’ AKA Capitalism, w/ Prof. Wolff

Majority of Americans Have No Hope in the ‘American Dream’ AKA Capitalism, w/ Prof. Wolff


A new poll shows that the majority of U.S. residents—75%—don’t believe in the so-called American Dream: that if you work hard in the United States, you can succeed at having an economically secure life. Professor Richard Wolff & Brian Becker discuss the major and growing inequality in the United States.

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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