This afternoon, President Obama gave a speech on the middle class and the economy from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He outlined six cornerstones of bolstering the middle class — and insisted ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will challenge the Republican-led Congress with tax-raising ideas ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted he can overhaul the U.S. healthcare system and keep a campaign pledge not to raise taxes for anyone but the wealthiest Americans, in a media ...
For this November's elections, the Democrats have portrayed themselves as the party of the middle class. With the Bush-era tax cuts scheduled to expire on December 31, the key was to extend them for ...
"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY - President Barack Obama told a cheering audience Wednesday in Iowa City that education is the ...
For many middle-class Americans, kids, marriage, and even a car now feel harder to afford. What that shift could mean for ...