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Europe urged to take responsibility for its global ideals

The American dream has reached the end of the road and its time for the European dream to take over as the new global vision for the 21st century, according to American author and analyst Jeremy Rifkin.

Speaking at a debate in the European Parliament organised by the Green group on Tuesday (15 February), Mr Rifkin argued that after a century and a half, the American dream has lost its way.

"For 150 years the dream was robust", he said, but today the dream has unravelled and only ...

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