Being in the middle class used to be synonymous with having it all — a good living that enabled you to own a home, a car, go on vacation and still have money left over to save. Now, however, the ...

For decades, being middle-class symbolized comfort and progress. Today, the line has blurred into something far less certain. Explore the shifts shaping America's economic heartland and see how the ...

A new Transamerica report highlighted the middle class's concerns about retirement. It said that 39% of respondents were concerned Social Security benefits would be reduced or depleted. They're also ...

Once the final economic crisis of capitalism has occurred, the fate of the revolution depends on the ideological maturity of the proletariat, on its class consciousness. This determines the unique ...

Many of today’s middle-class workers are hoping to work past age 65 or never retire – plans that for over half of them are unlikely to pan out. Results of a survey published this week by the ...

The theory seemed sound: Stabilize financial markets, support the poor and promote a more secure, integrated world. But blue-collar workers were left behind. The Democratic Party’s estrangement from ...