1. Daily Headlines - November 14, 2012
(Matching tags: cuba, inequality, latin america, middle class, women, ecuador)

Inequality is falling in Latin America as some 50 million people have risen to the middle class over the past 15 years according to a newly released World Bank report. The Guardian reports on the study, ...

2. Does the NYT Know that Much of the Working Class is Not White?
(Matching tags: working class, middle class, Elections 2012)

... 2006 General Social Survey, about 46 percent of Americans self-identified as “working class” and a roughly similar number self-identified as “middle class,” so they’re not a small group. But then I read ...

3. Homeownership: Dream or Nightmare?
(Matching tags: economy, housing, housing bubble, middle class)

... a good path for secure housing and a route to accumulate wealth for moderate- and middle-income families, it's often not the best option. The reason is very simple: There are large transactions costs associated ...

4. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, September 8 – 14, 2012
(Matching tags: health, unemployment, wages, gender, middle class, uninsured)

... Law Project 10 Ways to Rebuild the Middle Class for Hardworking Americans  ...

5. Labor Market Policy Research Reports May 14 - 18, 2012
(Matching tags: economy, labor market, Social Security, budget, middle class, income, paid time off)

The following are the latest labor market policy research reports from the last week. Center for American Progress The American Middle Class, Income Inequality, and the Strength of Our Economy: New ...