American Metamorphosis

Introducing Season Four

America may be the country with the most billionaires, the most elite universities, the most of very many things—yet the wages and living standards of the average citizen are in precipitous decline. Burdened by student loan debt, health care bills and more, many Americans are struggling to compete. So how can America transform into a country that fosters competition for all its citizens?

For starters, we need to reconsider competition itself—and in Season Four of American Metamorphosis, we do exactly that. No longer can we simply measure our success by tallying up top-heavy financial gains. We need a sense of fair play, of hope, of true competition for those who are often left without a seat at the table. Through deep storytelling across sectors, Emmy-nominated journalist Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani explores what might at first seem counterintuitive: A more equitable country will indeed produce a more holistically competitive one.