Asking Chicagoans what it means to make it in America in today's economy.

Residents of San Diego's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods reflect on opportunity, responsibility and the American Dream.

In his new book, novelist Jess Walter crosses the globe and four decades, digging into the American Dream and what it means to succeed — and fail — in love and work.

Moving up is more likely in some states; education levels may make a difference.

We asked Gallup's editor-in-chief Frank Newport about whether Americans are pessimistic about the future, and how that compares to Americans of decades past.