The Cherry Swamp

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Five Can't-Miss Exhibits at the New Smithsonian Museum of Stolen American Dreams

  1. Property ladder with no bottom rungs, sponsored by Zillow

  2. Two-story slide demonstrating decline of workers’ rights

  3. Funhouse mirrors that make everyone appear to have opportunity, paired with a soundtrack of canned laughter from America’s Funniest Home Videos

  4. Interactive race for success between honest hard work and upper class nepotism

  5. Myths of the 90s: Acid Rain, Y2K, and the Middle Class