What Happened to America’s Middle Class? @AmanpourandCompany
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Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Professor A. Mechele Dickerson, author of “The Middle-Class New Deal,” says membership in the middle class is out of reach for many Americans. She warns that as economic stability erodes, social stability does as well.

Originally aired on April 13, 2026

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