The American middle class is in trouble. The middle-class share of national income has fallen and middle-class wages are stagnant. But income is only one side of the story. The cost of being in the middle class is rising quickly as well. 

Federal Minimum Wage, 1938-2014
Middle Class Squeeze

Since 1996, Bonita has served as as Editor-in-Chief of The Community Voice newspaper. As the owner, she has guided the Wichita-based publication’s growth in reach across the state of Kansas and into...