America's middle class is not just feeling squeezed, it is objectively shrinking and losing ground in the national economy.

The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.

Middle-class families are supposed to feel stable, yet a growing stack of data shows they are being squeezed hard from every ...

ChatGPT started with the basics. In 1971, about 61% of American adults lived in middle-income households. By 2021, that number had dropped to 50%. That’s a massive shift in just 50 years. But the ...

Co-published by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Literary Hub. Alissa Quart on the lessons from Mamdani’s campaign.

In a world where the financial landscape is constantly shifting, the American middle class often finds itself in a precarious position. The cost of living is increasing across the board thanks to ...