Is America truly the “Land of Opportunity”? Isabel Sawhill and Ron Haskins dispel 5 myths

Hard work + talent = financial success

For generations, Americans have believed that this formula will allow them to get ahead in our land of opportunity. But do Americans really enjoy more economic opportunity than people in other countries? Is each generation better off than the previous one? Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill provide somewhat surprising answers to such questions in a myth-busting piece in Sunday’s Washington Post (October 31).

- Read “5 myths about our land of opportunity”

- Learn more about Haskins and Sawhill’s new book Creating an Opportunity Society