American middle class

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Gordon Wood on the American middle class

When did the notion of the middle class really take shape in America? Gordon Wood, history professor at Brown University, says our middle class roots are positively based in our revolutionary roots.

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Celeste Headlee on the American middle class

Latin America’s New Middle Class

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Beth Kobliner on the American middle class

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Lyndon Dees and Rochelle James on the American middle class

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Edward Wolff on the American middle class

Has middle class America fundamentally changed since the Great Recession hit? We take you on a journey on what the middle class has given this nation. NYU professor Edward Wolff breaks down some of the numbers behind what defines America’s middle class.