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FILE PHOTO: Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi listens during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Order from Chaos

Six months into his premiership, what has Mustafa al-Kadhimi done for Iraq?

Marsin Alshamary

Friday, November 13, 2020

Order from Chaos

What leaders overseas will want to ask of the Biden administration

Illustration of people of different races and ages

Up Front

The middle class is already racially diverse

Christopher Pulliam, Richard V. Reeves, and Ariel Gelrud Shiro

Friday, October 30, 2020

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Experts

Camille Busette

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Governance Studies, Metropolitan Policy Program

Director - Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative

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Isabel V. Sawhill

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

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Richard V. Reeves

John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Director - Future of the Middle Class Initiative

Director - Center on Children and Families

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Up Front

Big ideas to redesign K-12 for the automation age

Hannah Van Drie, Ember Smith, and Marcus Casey

Monday, October 12, 2020

Lauren Hoffmann, 29, a college program manager, and her husband Will Hoffmann spend the day touring wineries with Will's family in Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S., February 16, 2019. Hoffmann's baby boy Micah is just a few weeks old and already she is back at work. She only had five and a half weeks of accrued paid time off from her job. "You're worried about this tiny little new life, you love it so fiercely," she said. "Having more time to feel like you're getting good at this ... I think that could only be a good thing." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "O'HARE PARENTAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Podcast Episode

Time for a new contract with the middle class

Richard V. Reeves, Isabel V. Sawhill, and Fred Dews

Friday, September 4, 2020

An Electroimpact automated fiber placement machine, which lays down carbon fiber strips onto the 777X spar, is seen during a media tour of the Boeing 777X at the Boeing Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. Picture taken February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

Podcast Episode

How will automation impact middle-class jobs?

Marcus Casey and James Bessen

Friday, January 17, 2020

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Biden should restore the Office of Economic Opportunity abolished by Reagan

Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, December 17, 2020

People of the Voices of the Middle Class

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Voices of the Middle Class

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Class Notes: Parents are worried about their sons, falling college enrollment, and more

Ember Smith and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, October 22, 2020

Class Notes: Affirmative action and student achievement, unequal income growth, and more

Ember Smith and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Horatio Alger got married in Salt Lake City: Intergenerational mobility, place, and marriage

Richard V. Reeves and Sarah Nzau

Thursday, October 1, 2020

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The future of automation and the middle class

Breaking the cycle: Overcoming challenges faced by Black boys and men

Reframing the narrative of the middle class: Real voices pre- and post-pandemic