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reportJul 29, 2008

America’s Four Middle Classes

There isn’t one American middle class; there are four. Each is different from the others in its attitudes, outlook and financial circumstance—sometimes in ways that defy traditional stereotypes of the middle class.
reportNov 4, 2008

Religion and Politics ’08: Ron Paul

Background Hometown Green Tree, Pa. Age 74 Religion Baptist Education Duke University School of Medicine, M.D., 1961 Gettysburg College, B.A., 1957 Candidate Website www.ronpaul2008.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy March 12, 2007 Formally withdrew candidacy June 12, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Representative from Texas, 1976-1977, 1979-1985, 1997-present Professional Experience Founder and honorary chairman, Foundation for […]
short readsAug 18, 2008

Rich Get Richer

By a margin of 69-28, Americans agree that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
reportFeb 9, 2009

Support for Stimulus Plan Slips, But Obama Rides High

Overview After weeks of intense debate over President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, a narrow majority of Americans (51%) who have heard about the $800 billion plan say it is a good idea, while 34% say it is a bad idea. In January, the balance of opinion regarding the plan was more positive: 57% of those […]
transcriptDec 8, 2008

America and Islam After Bush

Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December, 2008, for the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Vali Nasr, author of the 2006 book, The Shia Revival, surveyed the geo-political landscape of today’s Middle East, arguing that the 2003 invasion of Iraq has fundamentally […]
reportNov 4, 2008

Religion and Politics ’08: Hillary Clinton

Background Hometown Park Ridge, Ill. Age 62 Religion United Methodist Education Yale Law School, J.D., 1973 Wellesley College, B.A., 1969 Candidate Website www.hillaryclinton.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Jan. 20, 2007. Suspended campaign and endorsed Barack Obama June 7, 2008. Political Experience U.S. Senator from New York, 2001-present First Lady of the United States, 1993-2001 […]
reportJul 29, 2008

III. The Anxious Middle

23% of the Middle Class; 12% of all adults These working and worried Americans are the most middle class of the four middle class groups. Members of this group aren’t the wealthiest or the least affluent of the four groups, nor are they the oldest or the youngest group. In terms of education, too, they […]
reportJul 29, 2008

IV. The Struggling Middle

17% of the Middle Class; 9% of the total population On virtually every key measure of social stature and attainment—income, education, home ownership and even health, members of the Struggling Middle are lagging behind other middle class Americans. Women significantly outnumber men in this group and minorities are disproportionately represented, though whites still constitute the […]
reportJul 29, 2008

II. The Top of the Class

35% of the Middle Class, 19% of all adults Life is good for these middle class Americans—and most in this group predict it’s only going to get better. A 54% majority say their lives have improved in the past five years, and nearly half report they’re close to living their ideal life right now. These […]
reportJul 29, 2008

V. The Satisfied Middle

25% of the middle class; 12% of all adults The optimism of youth and the contentment that comes with old age together define this group and make them distinctive from the other three middle class groups analyzed in this study. About a quarter of those who identify themselves as middle class are in the Satisfied […]