Is the American dream still attainable?

Brian Alexander, Author, Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town and Elisabeth Buck, President, United Way of Central Iowa join Kathleen Koch for a conversation looking at the modern American Dream. Much has been written about those individuals who have been unable to compete in an economy with changing skills and expectations, as well as stagnating wages. How real is this picture? And are these problems increasingly pronounced in the Midwest? What sorts of policies and programs are making a difference with this demographic?

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