Many people had to change their plans for their financial futures, and along the way, redefined their ideas of the American dream.
Long after the Great Recession ended, families are still feeling the effects of the 2008 crisis, and they remain wary about the possibility of facing another one in the future.
“The American Nightmare” explores what the 2008 financial crisis looked like for the people who lived through it – and how it’s changed the way they define the American dream.
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