middle class
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The benchmarks for the contemporary understanding of the American middle class evolved in the 20th century, said Sam Pizzigati, an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But the middle class entered a prolonged period of weakening in the 1970s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Over the next three decades, soaring demand for the fruit transformed Michoacán state into the center of global avocado production — and catapulted a generation of people like Pancho from poverty into the middle class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
After Hawaii became a state in 1959, Pan American began flying newer, larger aircraft that eventually cut airfares in half, putting Hawaii within reach of America’s middle class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
By that point, I’m not sure there really even was a middle class anymore—just all of us hoeing for root vegetables next to our cracked aboveground pools.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
