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The Economy is Great. The Middle Class is Mad
Jeff Swope felt the first spurt of anger bubble up when he learned in February that his landlord was raising the rent on the empty two-bedroom apartment next door by more than 30%, to $2,075 a month.
The G.O.P is Still the Party of Plutocrats
As the G.O.P. has become a full-on antidemocratic party, why has it also remained the party of plutocrats and the enemy of any policy that might help its many working-class supporters?
Middle-class Americans Face Retirement Insecurity, Analysis Finds
Median middle-class household financial assets show each generation’s savings may not be enough for retirement.
New Survey of Arizona, Colorado, Virginia, and West Virginia Voters Reveals Support for Build Back Better
A new survey of voters in Arizona, Colorado, Virginia, and West Virginia
‘The World Has Changed’: The Scrambled New Politics of the Minimum Wage
The minimum wage no longer breaks down along the traditional divide of business and Republicans on one side and labor and Democrats on the other.
To Juice the Economy, Biden Bets on the Poor
Mr. Biden’s bottom-up $1.9 trillion aid package is a sharp reversal from the tax cut bill that was President Donald J. Trump’s first big legislative victory.