The Atlantic

Obama Makes His Pitch for the Middle Class

This afternoon, President Obama gave a speech on the middle class and the economy from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He outlined six cornerstones of bolstering the middle class — and insisted ...
The Gazette

Obama to focus on middle class in State of Union address

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will challenge the Republican-led Congress with tax-raising ideas ...
The Stranger

President Obama Just Talked About the Economy and the Middle Class

We’ll post video when it’s available, but tThe full text of his speech can be found here. The crux of the speech is this: With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony scandals ...
KCRW

Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Middle Class

For this November's elections, the Democrats have portrayed themselves as the party of the middle class. With the Bush-era tax cuts scheduled to expire on December 31, the key was to extend them for ...
The Gazette

Education is foundation of middle class, Obama says at University of Iowa

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY - President Barack Obama told a cheering audience Wednesday in Iowa City that education is the ...