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Archives: Middle Class
![It’s the wrong time to mock Republican voter outrage](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/its-the-wrong-time-to-mock-repub-187x137.jpg)
![Iran: Will Voters’ Economic Gloom Doom Rouhani’s Reelection Bid?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/iran-will-voters-economic-gloom-187x137.jpg)
Iran: Will Voters’ Economic Gloom Doom Rouhani’s Reelection Bid?
By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | - - Markets breathed a collective sigh of relief after Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency. But there’s another vote this month that’s just as…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/51FW12KAfNL._SR600315_PIWhiteStripBottomLeft035_PIStarRatingFOURANDHALFBottomLeft360-6_SR600315_SCLZZZZZZZ_-1-187x137.jpeg)
Can Progressives Mobilize to Save the Middle Class?
By James A. Haught | (Charleston Gazette-Mail) | - - The progressive vision for America -- to make life better for all families, not just the privileged elite at the top --…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/image-20170308-24192-1xrq31w-750x580-1-187x137.jpg)
The Rural-Urban Divide in the US in 6 Charts!
By Brian Thiede, Lillie Greiman, Stephan Weiler, Steven C. Beda, Tessa Conroy | (The Conversation) | - - Editor’s note: We’ve all heard of the great divide between life in rural and…![Renewables now creating more jobs than Coal, Oil and Gas](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/renewables-now-creating-more-job-187x137.jpg)
Renewables now creating more jobs than Coal, Oil and Gas
TeleSur The findings of a new U.S.report bolster climate justice movement arguments that transitioning to renewables will not only save the planet but save the economy. The U.S. Department of Energy found…![Even in the Trump Era, Inequality can be Reduced](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/even-in-the-trump-era-inequality-187x137.jpg)
Even in the Trump Era, Inequality can be Reduced
By Josh Hoxie | (Otherwords.org) | - - With Washington looking hopeless, it's up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest. In a lot of ways,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/51zkBgydslL._SX312_BO1204203200_-1-187x137.jpg)
Election Postmortem: Did the Labor Unions get Taken for a Ride?
By Andrew Kolin | (Informed Comment) | - - According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “Labor Unions Step Up Presidential Election Spending,” labor unions contributed to Hillary Clinton…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/51lR32j-RSL._SY344_BO1-1-187x137.jpg)
Can America’s Middle Class make a Comeback?
By Munir Moon | (Informed Comment) | - - The middle class is getting crushed. But there is hope. The most common argument about the middle class destruction is the declining or…![In consumer victory over Telcoms, Fed Appeals court Upholds Net Neutrality](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/in-consumer-victory-over-telcoms-187x137.jpg)
In consumer victory over Telcoms, Fed Appeals court Upholds Net Neutrality
By Kit Walsh | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - In a crucial win for Internet users, today a federal appeals court upheld [PDF] clear net neutrality rules that will let us…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/count.gif)
Saudi Arabia’s Vision: Cut Subsidies to Workers, Middle Class, put Women to Work
Courtney Freer | (The Conversation) | - - Saudi Arabia has released details of its Vision 2030 – an immensely ambitious plan which Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says will end…Now the 1% Live 15 yrs longer than the Poorest: The Death Gap’s Increasing
By Sam Pizzigati | ( Otherwords.org) | - - Rich people live longer than poor people. No big news there — we’ve known that health tracks wealth for quite some time now.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/bernrev-187x137.jpg)
What is Political Revolution and Can Bernie Sanders Deliver?
By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | - - The 2016 American presidential election can prove to be a turning point in the development of American politics. This is not because…![Poll: Most Americans Want Redistribution Of Wealth](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/poll-most-americans-want-redistr-187x137.jpg)
Poll: Most Americans Want Redistribution Of Wealth
Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "Now that Bernie Sanders knows that people will show up and vote for him in large numbers, the…![GOP Congress plans $100 bn. tax cut as Xmas Present for Corporations](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/gop-congress-plans-100-bn-tax-cu-187x137.jpg)
GOP Congress plans $100 bn. tax cut as Xmas Present for Corporations
By Jessica Schieder | (Otherwords.org) | - - This year-end tax package is a grab bag of gifts for corporations and a lump of coal for working families. Given the commitment House…![After 2008 Wall Street Crash, did US White Working Class Drink itself to Death?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/after-2008-wall-street-crash-did-187x137.jpg)
After 2008 Wall Street Crash, did US White Working Class Drink itself to Death?
Barbara Ehrenreich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The white working class, which usually inspires liberal concern only for its paradoxical, Republican-leaning voting habits, has recently become newsworthy for something else: according to economist…![The GOP Race as America’s Hunger Games](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/the-gop-race-as-americas-hunger-187x137.jpg)
The GOP Race as America’s Hunger Games
Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - Fact: too many Republican candidates are clogging the political scene. Perhaps what’s needed is an American Hunger Games to cut the field to size. Each…![‘Very Soon’ US Spec Ops forces will Arrive in Syria As Russia bombs near Turkey](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/very-soon-us-spec-ops-forces-wil-187x137.jpg)
‘Very Soon’ US forces will Arrive in Syria; Russia bombs near Turkey
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Turkey's government is very unhappy today about developments in Syria. President Obama's special envoy, Brett McGurk, said Sunday that the some 50 men…![Thanks to Sanders, Democratic Party Just Debated Capitalism](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/thanks-to-sanders-democratic-par-187x137.jpg)
Thanks to Sanders, Democratic Party Just Debated Capitalism
By Sarah Lazare, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - Presidential hopefuls broke usual parameters of discourse when they debated capitalism versus socialism Tuesday night. Breaking the usual parameters of election…![Hillary v. Bernie on Student Debt: Whose Plan is more Progressive?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/hillary-v-bernie-on-student-debt-187x137.jpg)
Hillary v. Bernie on Student Debt: Whose Plan is more Progressive?
AJ+ | (Video report) | - - "Hillary Clinton announced on August 9 her New College Compact plan to tackle America's $1 trillion student debt problem. Clinton worked with education experts on…![Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701013935im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/game-of-groans-how-focus-on-trum-187x137.jpg)