ao gahtrbanasinsthenn The Sect ean tad Aecusead bes issue. feom.a. fr perspecitve and now gne’xnew irom expehence ‘indy unith thsvimimdinn buss mah erin, equity will never exist and it will be just a dream that is achieved. Also, the young man made key points as he discussed how beneficial other countries are with their free higher education and how the United States should strive to make theses certain implications. This article is beneficial to anyone who believes that the “American Dream” does not exist or it exist based off of your living conditions and socioeconomic background. This article is very useful to me as it sheds insight into higher educational systems around the world, and how they are actually equal opportunity. It also shows that the lack of equal opportunity is not only in education put in everything. L Stiglitz, Joseph E, "Equal Opportunity, Our National Myth." Opinionator Equal Opportunity Our National Myth Comments. The New York Times, 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 2016. Joseph Stiglitz. idea behind this article is to inform and promote change and bring about equality, not just those in higher education, but for children at a young age. He understands that although racial inequality has decreased, socioeconomic inequality has increased and it is putting a damper on American’s lives. He not only informs the readers of the serious problems that are occurring, but he gives solutions to the problem by comparing other countries higher educational systems to that in of the United States. Joseph Stiglitz is a credible source as he serves as a professor at Columbia University, is a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors and he has written several books. This article was very effective in conveying the messages. The diction he used emphasizes how serious this could become if proper action are not taking soon. ‘He immediately catches the reader’s attention by beginning with a quote from President Obama and he then builds his argument off of that, There is some bias in the article, as seen in the title, but for the most part I feel that it is not biased. I fee! that this article is beneficial to anyone who is interested in socioeconomic injustice. This article is very useful in the topic I have and I plan ‘on using it to better my argument and for evidence as well.