In 1965, the median household income was around $6,900 — enough to buy a home, raise a family, and still save money on a single salary. The postwar economy was built on structural supports like union ...

A. Mechele Dickerson examines the creation of America's middle class and why it's struggling today. Owning a home, having stable employment and a retirement plan ... all of these are key elements of ...

For middle-class Americans, the dream has long been a life of reasonable comfort—a stable home, the ability to save enough money to retire, and enough left over for periodic splurges like family ...

WASHINGTON - Few phrases carry more weight in American political life than ‘the middle class.’ Politicians invoke it constantly, economists argue about it endlessly, and most Americans identify with ...