Introduction -- The evolution of the American dream / Matthew Warshauer -- The American dream is a myth / Lorie A. Johnson -- The American dream is not a myth / Jim Bickford -- Today's economy is killing the American dream / Robert D. Atkinson -- The American dream is possible in today's economy / Barack Obama -- Affirmative action insures equal access to the American dream / Philip M. Deutsch -- Affirmative action goes against the spirit of the American dream / Fritz Vaughn -- The dream of home ownership is still possible / Alphonso Jackson -- The dream of home ownership is unattainable for many Americans / Barbara J. Lipman -- Immigration keeps the American dream alive / Rupert Murdoch -- Immigration destroys the American dream / John C. Vinson -- Immigrants face barriers in realizing the American dream / Patricia Maldonad et. al