Middle class
The Coalition That Trump Built
Republicans have lost the elites under Trump, and they're not coming back. Now it's time to adapt.
Income Growth Slowed Across the US Under Donald Trump
48 states saw a decline in growth of real median household income under Trump – including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Florida, four states widely regarded as the key electoral battlegrounds for 2020.
Joe Biden Says Middle Class Workers Can No Longer Look Children in the Eye
During a speech delivered to a hometown audience in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Joe Biden declared that President Trump and his administration have been harmful to the working class citizens whom, Trum has said, his policies have helped.
People of Higher Social Class Think They're Better Than Others: Study
"Social class shapes the attitudes that people hold about their abilities, and that in turn has important implications for how class hierarchies perpetuate from one generation to the next."
Hudson Yards: Poster Child of Middle Class Destruction?
Hudson Yards, the new Manhattan mega-development, has become the poster child for urban projects that critics say harm the middle class. Is it time to change course?
China Will Be Most Popular Tourist Destination by 2030
The popularity of the Asia-Pacific region is set to explode, experts say.
Best States for Achieving the American Dream
The states where the American Dream is within reach, to the states where it has become just another impossible dream.
Ocasio-Cortez's Statements on Middle Class Don't Add Up
The candidate opened herself to criticism by using sweeping terms to describe complicated ideas and sometimes showing a misunderstanding of the way governmental agencies work.
Trump Weighs Giving Ultra-Wealthy Another $100 Billion
This would include cuts to capital gains taxes.
Bernie Sanders Calls Tax Plan Victory for Billionaires
The Vermont senator tells Trump to "keep your promise" not to slash entitlements, which he warns the GOP will gut next.
The End of America's Middle Class
The GOP tax plan doubles down on the policies that caused the decline of the middle class.
The GOP Tax Bill Violates Trump's Promises
President Donald Trump has promised his tax cuts will be a Christmas gift to the middle class—too bad they can't re-gift them.
Trump Has 'Not At All' Helped Middle Class, Most Say
The new poll reflects a dip in confidence in Trump's policies for the middle class since he was inaugurated.
Senate Republican Tax Plan Targets Cyclists
Senate Republicans want to end a benefit that helps bikers commute to work.
The 1 Percenters Are Middle Class: House Republicans
A tax reform highlight sheet circulated by House Republicans referred to taxpayers earning $450,000 a year as "low- and middle-income."
Majority of Americans Oppose GOP Tax Plan
Six in 10 Americans don't believe Trump when he says the GOP's tax plan will help the middle class, according to a new poll.
Trump's Base Is Shrinking
Trump says his base is as strong as ever. The data say the exact opposite.
Democrats Care More About Middle Class: Poll
Just 42 percent of respondents in a Pew Research poll said that Republicans care about the middle class.
Robert Reich: Trump's Stock in Trade is Cruelty
He is proposing the largest redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the rich in modern history.
Robert Reich: The Democratic Party Needs to Clean House
The party reflects the goals of the moneyed interests. This must change.
Biden: Trump Prides Himself on 'You're Fired!' Phrase
In Scranton, Pennsylvania, the vice president makes his case for Hillary Clinton.
Bay Area's Middle Class Is Being Squeezed Out: Report
San Jose saw the highest displacement of low- and middle-income residents and the lowest displacement for high-income residents among 10 U.S. cities.
Picking a President in the Age of Anxiety
Wanted: a strongman to bring jobs home, slam Wall Street, stick it to China, get rid of undocumented immigrants and block terrorists from getting into America.
Walgreens Vs. the American Dream
The White House says a new federal overtime policy can help restore the middle class. Business groups have other ideas.
Has the Smartphone Made Up for Stagnant Wages?
Economists who say tech is killing middle-class wages aren't accounting for all the cool stuff we don't pay for.
Why Are Black Americans at Greater Risk of Being Poor?
Even when black Americans graduate high school, work full time, marry and have children later, their economic prospects are worse than whites.
Obama Sets Up Budget Battle With Republicans
The $3.99 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016 has programs to boost the middle class that are funded by higher taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans.
It's Still the Economy, Stupid: The State of Obama's Un
Since his first State of the Union address, economic concerns have continued to dominate Barack Obama's presidency. Which perhaps explains his gray hair.