Redefiningthe Dream
Inspiring, engaging, and challenging Americans to re-examine their cultural values on consumption and consumerism and initiating a new national conversation around what “the good life” and the “American dream” mean.
Redefine the Dream
New Dream's Redefining the Dream program seeks to re-imagine the American dream with a focus on more of what really matters: creating a meaningful life, contributing to community and society, valuing nature, and spending time with family and friends.
Explore our resource pages on: The American Dream, Rethinking Growth, A Plenitude Economy, Starting the Conversation, and American Dream: The Movie.
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Featured Blog
Economic Fallacies: Is It Time to Work More, or Less?
Juliet Schor argues that reducing work hours will help the economy and increase jobs. »
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Featured Blog
Reality Strikes Back: A Review of Richard Heinberg’s The End of Growth
Bad news: Economic growth is gone for good. Good news: Maybe we don’t need growth to be better off. »
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Occupy Sustainability?
The Occupy movement challenges our current economic model and could help transform our markets into ones led by fairness and democracy. »
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