The decline of chain restaurants coincides with the growth in income disparities.

Discriminatory employment and housing practices have made it difficult for black men and women to enter the middle class, according to a new documentary.

He says that the music industry is a reflection of the general economy.

He's had more than 100 jobs, but hasn't progressed economically.

The company plans to open more than 2,000 additional stores in the next five years.

Taking an annual out-of-town vacation is a mark of middle-class attainment in the U.S. But about 1 in 4 households haven't managed to get away for a week or more — in five years.

An economist explains why things have gotten more expensive and we make less money.

Maybe it's time to redefine what it means to be middle class in America

We ran the numbers.