The middle class is often reduced to numbers—but it's much more than income brackets. It's a culture defined by values, work ...

A careerist middle-class ... in our culture at large — of those who are privileged and who hope to maintain and expand that privilege in our racially polarized society by damning white people ...

A new book by The Economist’s social affairs editor tries to dismantle stereotypes about one of society’s most misunderstood demographics. But its author ignores vital issues, from child poverty to ho ...

Once upon a time, the U.S. had a middle ... class tier in both 1971 and 2021. However, this stagnation is indicative of the lack of Black and Hispanic adults in the upper-income tier. While 25% of ...