Middle-Out Economics

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The Middle-Out Economics project is an initiative of the Economic Policy team at the Center for American Progress that combines original analysis, public policy proposals, live events, and multimedia presentations to demonstrate that a strong and stable middle class is the key driver of American economic growth.

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The Legitimate Gripes of the Other 99 Percent Article
Manifestantes de Ocupar Wall Street marchan hacia Zuccotti Park en el Distrito Financiero de Nueva York el 5 de octubre, 2011. (AP/Jason DeCrow)

The Legitimate Gripes of the Other 99 Percent

Gadi Dechter mines the diverse voices of the 99 Percent Movement and finds it united against mounting inequality, shrinking mobility, an unfair tax code, democracy corrupted by money, and bailouts for the rich without protections for the middle class.

Gadi Dechter

Rebuilding America Article
President Barack Obama speaks about building energy efficiency at Rec Hall on the Penn State University campus in State College, PA, on February 3, 2011. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Rebuilding America

Bracken Hendricks applauds new program that will enable American building owners to save $40 billion a year through energy efficiency retrofits while putting thousands of Americans back to work.

Bracken Hendricks

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