Browsing: Middle class
‘Downward mobility is incredibly radicalizing’: The college bargain is broken. What comes next could reshape America
The warning signs were there two decades ago—long before ChatGPT, long before anyone worried about a robot taking their job.…
Trump’s new 401(k) match collides with a harsh reality: More workers are dipping into their retirement cash just to get by
During his State of the Union speech last week, President Donald Trump took a victory lap, unveiling a new 401(k)…
Despite a better-than-expected jobs report Wednesday, there’s a wider, inconvenient fact about life in the 21st century: labor takes home…
A comprehensive new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) portrays a stark transformation of the American economy over…
Forget the K-Shape: We have a barbell economy—and the middle class is buckling under the weight
If you look at the aggregate numbers, the U.S. economy in early 2026 appears resilient. GDP is humming and the…
Americans can’t agree on what ‘middle class’ means anymore, and they’re debating it in the comments of TikTok home tours
The comment sections of TikTok’s “middle-class house tours” feature thousands of Americans arguing about what qualifies as middle class in…
Bernie Sanders: Democrats shouldn’t be surprised middle class ‘abandoned’ its ‘disastrous campaign’ for Trump
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders isn’t surprised by the results of the 2024 presidential election. In a statement after the…
Harris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll
Business owners could hardly believe their ears. In the span of a few days both presidential candidates endorsed a policy…
‘The lower income consumer in the U.S. is stretched’: Pepsi’s CEO isn’t the only executive worried about the economy
Cracks are showing in one of the main pillars keeping the economy out of a recession: resilient spending by U.S.…











