Jeff Atwood

The following is drawn from a speech I delivered today at Cooper Union’s Great Hall, where I joined Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman to discuss the future of the American Dream. This shared address, Rebuilding the American Dream: A Path Forward, outlined both immediate actions and a long-term plan to give every American a fair chance at achieving the dream that was promised when our nation was founded. What is the American Dream? In 1931, at

A few months ago I wrote about what it means to stay gold — to hold on to the best parts of ourselves, our communities, and the American Dream itself. But staying gold isn’t passive. It takes work. It takes action. It takes hard conversations that ask us to confront where we’ve been, where we are, and who we want to be. That’s why I’m incredibly honored to be joining Alexander Vindman in giving a talk