America's middle class is shrinking, but not because people are getting poorer. Instead, more households are climbing the ladder, new research suggests.
After a year filled with economic uncertainty, inflation concerns and job market anxiety, many Americans are entering 2026 ...
Many life milestones feel out of reach for the middle class, a big indicator that things are shifting. Here's what it could ...
A Pew Research study found about 51% of Americans were living in middle-class households in 2023, down from 61% in 1971. But ...
Rising costs make traditional milestones like homes, kids, and cars harder for middle-income families to reach. If starting a family, buying a house, or just thinking about purchasing a car feels ...
The AI growth engine was on full display in the first quarter, powering the U.S. economy through fresh headwinds from a war-driven surge in inflation. The conflict in the Middle East has sent oil ...
To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. The conventional wisdom about lower middle class financial struggle assumes that people are making poor choices: too ...
Author Paul Eckert joined the RealClearPolitics podcast on Friday to talk about his new book, Healing Middle-Class Democracy: Respecting Each Other, Negotiating Honestly, Cooperating Fairly ...
Day school and yeshiva tuition are a major line item that most middle-class planners ignore in national studies, yet Orthodox ...