The Next America

Writer Jeffrey Eugenides on the notion of hope, four years after Barack Obama used it in his presidential campaign.

One of South Florida's top business leaders runs one of the country's cheapest airlines.

He came here as a boy from Cuba, worked hard, became a local reporter, and, today, he's the mayor of one of the largest cities in the country. Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado talks about his city and his American Dream.

Nathalie Nahas Cortes talks to host Jeremy Hobson about why she came to America from Venezuela and what her version of the American dream looks like.

Asking Chicagoans what it means to make it in America in today's economy.

High school principal Elizabeth Dozier discusses the difficulties in providing opportunities for public school students in urban centers, such as Chicago.

Chicago is a comedy capital, of sorts. Some of "Saturday Night Live"'s most famous comedians started in Chicago, many at the famed Second City comedy club. Sean Flannery is one comedian 'making it' in America; his show "Never Been To Paris" continues to sell out.

Singer Syl Johnson beat the odds he sang about, but barriers still restrain black economic mobility

It's been four years since Barack Obama used 'hope' in his presidential campaign message. Author and journalist Héctor Tobar talks about how he sees hope where he lives.

Poet Tracy K. Smith offers her perspective on Barack Obama's campaign message of hope four years later.