America—Democracy or Plutocracy?

What happened to the middle class in the United States? The rich ate it.   By FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ May 09, 2024   Almost 90 percent of us think of ourselves as being “middle class,” but we’re way off. In 1970, 62 percent of Americans did qualify; but by 2021, our shrinking middle class was down to 42 percent. By […]