About this episode
What made people believe the "American Dream" when the mythos around it came about, and where is that sentiment left in 2023 and beyond?' On Today's Show: With the "dream" of an ever-brighter economic future now stymied, David Leonhardt , senior writer for The New York Times who writes The Morning, The Times ’s flagship daily newsletter and author of Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream (Random House, 2023), traces its history and offers a path to reclaiming it for future generations.