The short video "Is America Dreaming?: Understanding Social Mobility" by the Brookings Institution uses Legos to illustrate the chances of social mobility in terms of economic success for different groups (using income, race, marital status, and education). The video provides a nice visual of how difficult it is for the poorest Americans to rise to the top and would be useful for starting a discussion of meritocracy and the American Dream.
Link to video
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