Actor-writer Dheeraj Sarna believes relatable stories are born in middle-class homes. He turns his personal 'pain' and ...

Gillian Robespierre, writer-director of Obvious Child, “the first romantic comedy I can think of that centers around an abortion,” reunites with SNL alum Jenny Slate in Landline, a serio-comic take on ...

Your household can earn more than $160,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Rhode Island, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, ...

In urban India, soaring property prices outpace middle-class salaries. This forces buyers into smaller suburban homes, long commutes, and heavy, decades-long loan burdens despite government aid.

Earning enough to be considered middle class has gotten more expensive, with rising housing and everyday costs pushing the income bar higher, according to a recent report from GOBankingRates. The ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. We are living in a new Gilded Age. The first, from roughly 1870 to 1890, was marked by dramatic ...

The American dream of a comfortable retirement is becoming harder to achieve for millions of middle-class workers. Where previous generations could rely on pensions and predictable income, today's ...

How much does a household have to make to be considered upper middle class? The answer varies widely depending on where you live, according to a recent study conducted by personal finance site ...

It's possible to save $1 million or more for retirement on a typical wage. To pull that off, you need to fund a retirement account for many years. You also need to choose investments that allow your ...