There's only one thing that can save the American Dream, and that's socialism. That is, whether poor kids can work their way to the top, and rich kids can fall out of it. Those last four words explain how Denmark has more social mobility without actually having more social mobility. The New American Dream is going from riches to even more riches. Depressing, because nobody seems to have figured out how to help more poor kids get good jobs.

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2016 16:16 UTC