Mexico statistics institute: not middle class yet
Former President Felipe Calderon declared last year that Mexico is becoming a middle-class country. Full story
Middle class feels squeeze of rising higher education costs
MSNBC's Chris Hayes, who writes about the country's meritoratic system in his book "Twilight of the Elites," joins Morning Joe to discuss the difficulties faced by the American middle class, especially when it comes to higher education and career security.
Column: Matriarchy, patriarchy and the Masters of the Universe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The past week has underscored one more way in which the lives of the super-rich are diverging from the lives of everyone else: The middle class is becoming a matriarchy, while the plutocracy remains firmly patriarchal. Full story
Md. governor criticizes policies of national GOP
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday blamed the nation's economic troubles on "trickle-down politics" advocated for decades by Republicans and on the "disastrous presidency" of George W. Bush. Full story
How 'narrow, short-term interests' are causing US to unwind
The New Yorker's George Packer has just released his new book "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America," and he joins Morning Joe to discuss why the country is a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams.
Rep. Sanchez Has Housing Worries
Rep. Loretta Sanchez is concerned tight mortgage lending requirements are making it difficult for the middle-class to become homeowners and forcing them to become renters. "Lending requirements are still too tight," Bernanke agrees.
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Will Weiner's 'political talent' be enough to get him elected?
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., who resigned in 2011 after lewd online behavior, announced on Wednesday in a new political ad he was entering the New York City mayoral race. The NOW panel discusses.
The ‘Gatsby’ era of big wealth disparity is back
Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorites, explain why the Jazz Age of Jay Gatsby and income inequality is back – and what we should do to avoid an unhappy ending.
Graham, Ryan make nice – sort of – with Obama, his budget
Former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney and Bloomberg View’s William Cohan debate whether the ice is thawing in the GOP attacks on President Obama’s budget as both Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, have – for them – good things to say about it – then bot
Rep. Welch: I can’t support GOP budget resolution
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, explains why he can’t support the Republican version of the continuing resolution – which marks the return of Paul Ryan to the budgeting process and his favorite way to bring about a balanced budget: austerity.
Just how much can you squeeze the American middle class?
Former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney, The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein, Gillian Tett from The Financial Times, and Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith join Alex Wagner to talk about gridlock over the looming automatic spending cuts.
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