Why renewing the American Dream runs through rural America | Tony Pipa | TEDxFargo

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As our country celebrates its 250th birthday, too many of us feel as if the American Dream is dying. Yet the American Dream is not just about financial success – it’s about creating a good society where the opportunity to achieve is held in common. In this talk, Tony Pipa, host of the Reimagine Rural podcast and founder of the Reimagining Rural Policy initiative at the Brookings Institution, describes how rural communities are demonstrating that renewal of the American Dream relies on healthy civic structures, where people use their talents, capabilities, and creativity to keep their hometowns vibrant and vital. In an era of polarization and pessimism, he tells the story of places in rural America undergoing a civic renaissance that offer a path forward for the rest of the country – if we embrace it. Tony Pipa is a senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. Pipa launched and leads the Reimagining Rural Policy initiative and hosts the award-wi

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