Brolin takes to the sky in Argentina.
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Photo: Ben Girardi
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altruistic athlete
WORDS: ROBYN VINCENT PH OT O S : B EN G I RA RD I , P H I L HESSLER
t has been said that the American Dream is now but a crumbling fantasy. Opportunities to wriggle from socioeconomic rank and ascend the ladder are shrinking. The gap between the lower and upper class is growing. And it seems our individual power is waning while the corporate machine flourishes. But if you look beyond the land of red, white and blue, you’ll find people in other places with deep convictions that America is still a land rife with opportunity. For these folks, the biggest hurdle is simply setting foot on U.S. soil. And for those that do, their will to succeed slices through our increasing cynicism.
