American Dream

The 1992 bestseller "America: What Went Wrong?" documented how tax policy hammers the middle class, how the rich grow more rich and the erosion of the health care and retirement systems. So how have things changed since?

The first Black district attorney in Kansas shares his thoughts on reforming policing and the justice system, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner updates his 1992 bestseller about the undermining of the American dream.

Segment 1: Local musician AY has a new song out about his experience as a male victim of domestic abuse.When he was going through the experience, he…

Segment 1: American patriotism through the yearsSome things never change, like the American need to blow things up on Independence Day. Not as predictable…

Segment 1: Kansas City urban core program fills vital role of mentorship.Kansas City's Henry Wash gives much credit to his mentor Henry Bloch for seeing…

From Berkeley to St. Louis to Charlottesville — even on NFL playing fields — youths across the country have been watching the nation's adults respond to…

You know the story; with a good education, hard work, and a little stick-to-itiveness, you can make a better life for yourself and your kids. It's quite…

In this country it was long believed that if you worked hard then you could share in the prosperity this land had to offer. So – who stole the American…

Over the years in this country, Washington and Wall Street have taken one step after another to dismantle the middle class.At one moment, it's trade…