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Aspen Ideas Festival
Defining Moment: What Does the American Dream Mean in 2015?
Season 1
Episode 62
Explore the results of the new Aspen Ideas Festival poll, which asked Americans to define their versions of the dream, barriers to achieving it, and hopes for the future.
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