Middle Class

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., center, attends a news conference on health care among photos of people with preexisting conditions on the Senate Steps of the Capitol, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Washington. At right is Rep. Colin Allred, R-Texas. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

How Health Care Is Shaping American Politics

High deductibles and medical bills are feeding resentment and political alienation of the middle class, reports the Los Angeles Times. We unpack.

On Point

46:57Jul 17, 2019

On Point In Atlanta On The Middle Class

We’re in Atlanta on our national listening tour, taking stock of what it means to be middle class today and how the middle class fares under President Trump.

On Point

47:24Oct 26, 2017

Hoarding The American Dream

The top 20 percent of this country, not just the top one percenters, is leaving everyone else behind. We’ll talk with the author of "Dream Hoarders."

On Point

47:57Aug 23, 2017

Doing Well For My Kids, Without Holding Back Others

Start telling one section of society that they're holding back another, and you'll get fierce reactions in no time.

On Point

08:32Jun 21, 2017

Hoarding The American Dream

The top 20 percent of this country, not just the top one percenters, is leaving everyone else behind. We’ll talk with the author of "Dream Hoarders."

On Point

48:00Jun 21, 2017

Middle Class And Cash Poor

Getting real about the depth of financial security in America’s middle class. We will go very up close and personal.

On Point

46:04Apr 27, 2016

A Colorado Springs, CO suburban development is typical residence for the American Middle Class, which is no longer a majority of the U.S. population. (David Shankbone / WikiCommons)

The American Middle Class Meltdown

A big report shows the US is no longer a majority middle class country. We’ll look at the implications, and how that could be turned around.

On Point

46:51Dec 14, 2015

In this June 26, 2015, photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Obama administration will propose requiring overtime pay for workers who earn nearly $1,000 per week, three individuals familiar with the plan said Monday, June 29. (AP)

Redefining American Overtime

Five million workers may qualify for overtime pay. We’ll look at the plan and the pushback.

On Point

47:17Jul 1, 2015

This Jan. 9, 2015, file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking at Pellissippi State Community College, in Knoxville, Tenn. President Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and put the new Republican Congress in the position of defending top income earners over the middle class. (AP)

Tax Reform And The Middle Class

The president will propose new taxes on the very wealthy and tax breaks for the middle class. We’ll lay out the plan and the pushback.

On Point

47:21Jan 20, 2015

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, right, speaks with Ady Barkan of the Center for Popular Democracy as she arrives for a dinner during the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyo. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP)

Should The Wealthy Worry About Inequality?

Multi-millionaire Nick Hanauer says he and his fellow super-rich are killing the goose–the American middle class -- that lays the golden eggs.

On Point

47:12Aug 26, 2014

Sections

Radio

Podcasts

CitySpace

Support

Middle Class

How Health Care Is Shaping American Politics

On Point

On Point In Atlanta On The Middle Class

On Point

Hoarding The American Dream

On Point

Doing Well For My Kids, Without Holding Back Others

On Point

Hoarding The American Dream

On Point

Middle Class And Cash Poor

On Point

The American Middle Class Meltdown

On Point

Redefining American Overtime

On Point

Tax Reform And The Middle Class

On Point

Should The Wealthy Worry About Inequality?

On Point

Sections

Radio

Podcasts

CitySpace

Support

Subscribe to our weekday newsletter

How Health Care Is Shaping American Politics

On Point In Atlanta On The Middle Class

Hoarding The American Dream

Doing Well For My Kids, Without Holding Back Others

Hoarding The American Dream

Middle Class And Cash Poor

The American Middle Class Meltdown

Redefining American Overtime

Tax Reform And The Middle Class

Should The Wealthy Worry About Inequality?