"Hoop Dreams"

Mar 18, 2021
Your response to “Hoop Dreams”
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #54
Mar 11, 2021
We revisit “Hoop Dreams” — from both sides of the camera
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #53
Mar 11, 2021
What basketball can teach us about economic mobility
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Ambitions to go pro are often “a metaphor for the elusiveness of the American dream,” says “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James.
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Mar 11, 2021
A conversation with “Hoop Dreams” basketball star, 3 decades later
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William Gates, star of the 1994 documentary, on the economic challenges college athletes face today.
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Mar 4, 2021
A Q&A with David Brancaccio on “Hoop Dreams”
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #52
Feb 25, 2021
Previewing our next documentary film selection, “Hoop Dreams”
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #51

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