Life for America’s middle class has changed dramatically since the 1970s, and these photos prove it. Back then, one income was enough, families gathered around dinner tables, and kids played until the ...

Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: a stable home, a reliable car, some savings, and a shot at college for the ...

The headline inflation rate has cooled, but the pressure on middle-class wallets has not. Families who once felt comfortably stable now describe a constant battle to keep up with rent, groceries, car ...

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Are you in the middle class? Many Americans like to think so, even if there are several definitions of what “middle class” actually means. The answer largely depends on how much you make and where you ...

“Americans want policies that give every American a chance to make it to the middle class.” ¶ Middletown ¶ “A leader who understands the middle class because she grew up in the middle class.” ¶ ...