The USA 250 Years On: Is The American Dream Still Alive? | Dan Snow & Sarah Churchwell

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"There is a huge gap between the aspiration and the reality." Marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, America's greatest challenge today is living up to the promises it made in 1776, say historian Dan Snow and humanities professor Sarah Churchwell. Dan Snow and Sarah Churchwell were speaking to Ed Vaizey on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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