Gar Alperovitz's 'Renovating The American Dream'

Gar Alperovitz’s article “Renovating the American Dream”, in The Engaged Reader, puts into perspective the manner in which the American society has faced challenges over the years. This article is founded on factual evidence as it presents the aspects surrounding the American dream using well-founded statistical data. The article for instance points out the fact that the society has developed to have a large gap between the rich and the poor and this is articulated with the statistical fact that only a mere 400 individuals at the top of the wealth hierarchy have more wealth than the bottom 180 million members of the American society combined.
The article uses very catching and intriguing case studies to elaborate the manner in which the aspect of renovating the American dream has taken shape over the years. One such intrigue is the aspect surrounding the shutdown of the Youngstown Tube and sheet company in Ohio in 1977. The firm ran out of business and could not support itself any longer. It had to grind to a halt. This saw a whopping 5000 men and women lose their job in the state all at the same time. It was such a horrific moment that led to some men committing suicide upon coming to terms with the fact that they could no longer support their own families. Following this turmoil and gloom, the society made a turnaround …show more content…
This is a key attribute given that it tackles a very delicate matter that affects the livelihood of the society both at present and in the future. It is critical to establish what the forerunners established regarding the topic so as to expound on their inference and establish a more concrete inference that is based on the accolades of both experience and contemporary technology. Alperovitz points out that there are countless works which have established that limitations to growth in areas such as land, water and minerals are on the