WASHINGTON It turns out that the middle class isn’t stagnant after all. You know the conventional wisdom. The richest 1 percent of Americans have siphoned off all the income gains of recent decades. Everyone else is treading water. The claim has been repeated so often that it’s taken on the aura of truth. The reality is different: Living standards …

  A new confrontation is in the offing between London and Brussels over the timing of Brexit process, as the EU wants the UK to immediately invoke the Article 50 to start the exit process to allay concerns of possible domino effect, and reassure perturbed markets. But London seeks an orderly exit during which the new relationship will be defined …

  Albert R. Hunt The contempt that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump express for each other will continue to play out in vitriolic sound bites. But their profound differences on what to do about the economy and the struggling middle class are far more important. “This election will be won by whichever candidate convinces middle-class voters they are better for …