You’ve probably listened to your parents and grandparents talk about how cheap everything used to be when they were younger, whether the cost of a full tank of gas or a down payment on a house. And ...

Over the last decade, the household income needed to be a part of the middle class has increased significantly. In 2012, a household income of $35,364 qualified you as a member of the middle class in ...

Introduction : Storytellers to the middle class / Burton J. Bledstein -- The social consequences of American revolutionary ideals in the early Republic / Joyce Appleby -- "We are not afraid to work" : ...

Most Americans think they’re middle class, even when the numbers tell a different story. The rising cost of living and shrinking benefits have shifted what it means to be "middle class." It's no ...

It's not surprising that costs go up over time, but these 11 everyday essentials that were affordable 10 years ago are so expensive now that the middle class can't afford them anymore.

The story of the American middle class is no longer a simple tale of steady paychecks and predictable progress. Across incomes, people who once felt secure now describe a grind of rising bills, ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...

VP candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz are both trying to target middle-class voters. But the middle class itself is a loosely defined demographic — more of an identity. Despite varied definitions, many ...