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Middle Class

Business

Evictionland

What happens when you get evicted.

Joseph Williams Curbed Jan 2018 15min Permalink

Business

From Belief to Outrage: The Decline of the Middle Class Reaches the Next American Town

“Fast food and hedge funds. That’s where we’re going.”

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Previously: Eli Saslow on the Longform Podcast

Eli Saslow Washington Post May 2016 15min Permalink

What Happened to Worcester?

A central Massachusetts city enabled the author’s ancestors to move into the good life of the middle class. That move is more complicated today.

Adam Davidson New York Times Magazine Apr 2016 Permalink

The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans

“Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I’m one of them.”

Neal Gabler The Atlantic Apr 2016 25min Permalink

Business Tech

Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class

How the U.S. lost out on iPhone work.

Charles Duhigg, Keith Bradsher New York Times Jan 2012 20min Permalink