Middle Class

The Metro East community's population has been dropping since the 1950s. Lansdowne Up wants to reverse that trend by building the first market-rate housing in decades.

Bill Emmons and Bryan Noeth, senior economic adviser and policy analyst at the St. Louis Fed’s Center for Household Financial Stability joined “St. Louis…

This is a follow-up to Monday's "St. Louis on the Air" show about the middle class. Hear the audio from that show and read Kyle Jacoby's story to find out…

The rich are getting richer. The top 5 percent of earners in the U.S. accounted for nearly 40 percent of personal consumption expenditures in 2012,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 14, 2012 - Rick and Karen Hoffman of St. Peters, who fended off foreclosure for three years,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 21, 2011 - Over this past year, the Beacon has been reporting on issues related to class.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 13, 2011 - One-third of American children who grow up in the middle class will fall out of it…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 4, 2011 - For three out of four unemployed American workers, there were no jobs to be had in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 23, 2011 - Is it OK to break the rules to help a deserving employee in need?Would you dock a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 22, 2011 - Mary Ann Downs of St. Louis insists on remaining positive, even as she continues to…