Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

What, exactly, is the middle class?

In recent weeks, presidential candidates have shifted their emphasis toward traditional middle-class issues such as health care and the economy. Kai Ryssdal talks with Jim Kessler, founder of the think tank Third Way, about who makes up the middle class today.

Download

Related Topics

Tagged as:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    4 hours ago
    26:08
  • Make Me Smart
    5 hours ago
    27:42
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    11 hours ago
    7:08
  • Marketplace Tech
    17 hours ago
    11:03
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    4 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    25 days ago
    32:45