Congress is reportedly considering lowering the income eligibility threshold for the third round of stimulus checks to $50,000 for individuals and $100,000 for married couples. That's a decrease from the previous two stimulus checks, which started phasing out at $75,000 for individuals and $150,000 for couples.
Hillary Clinton is trying to cement her front-runner status in the race for the Democratic nomination by attacking her main rival, Bernie Sanders, on some of the key issues affecting the middle class.
Coinciding with the start of the academic year, the Obama administration is promoting free community college and awarding millions of dollars in apprenticeship grants.
Poverty in Peru fell 50 percent since the start of the century Peru has the fastest-growing middle class of any country in Latin America since the start of the century, a positive sign for the emerging economy.
Recent reports have shown that the American middle class has been bested, and they are no longer the wealthiest among their global peers. The report documents the plummet of the American middle class, large pay disparities, and unbalanced distribution of wealth. The after-tax middle class income in Canada is higher than American wages. In addition, European low-income residents earn more than American low-income residents.
Mexican families have been getting more pet friendly over the past decade. Middle class families in particular have taken to dogs, and they love to show it with everything from clothes and accessories to restaurants and spas.
Barack Obama called Republicans out, on Thursday, for compromising a government shutdown, and possibly causing a debt default, in their newest attempt to oust Obamacare.
