Celeste Headlee on the American middle class

For many years, an integral part of the American dream has involved making it to the middle class. We associate the phrase with steady, secure work, home ownership and providing for a comfortable ? if not lavish ? lifestyle for our family. But has middle class America fundamentally changed since the Great Recession hit? Do people that once saw themselves as solidly middle class see themselves differently now?

We take you on a journey on what the middle class has given this nation.

“Whichever spin you prefer, the result is the same. America’s middle class made the country powerful and prosperous,” says Celeste Headlee. Celeste explores the contributions of the middle class to American society.