As America Turns 250, Its Youngest Adults Have Largely Stopped Believing in the American Dream (opens in new tab)

A new AP-NORC poll released on the eve of America's 250th anniversary finds that only one-third of Americans believe the American Dream still holds true — with a stark generational divide revealing that just 22% of adults under 30 retain that faith, compared to 46% of those 60 and older.