What exactly is the American dream? Does it still exist? Did it ever exist? The NYT’s David Leonhardt quantifies the American dream, with the help of some excellent (if a little depressing) charts. Here’s an overview: In the past, “thanks to rapid, widely shared economic growth, nearly all children grew up to achieve the most basic definition of a better life — earning more money and enjoying higher living standards than their parents had.” That is far from the case today.

+ Vox: Did declining social mobility cause Trump’s rise? In a word, no.