text:  With us to talk about all of this is David Matlin, a senior fellow and advisor to the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress, an independent nonpartisan policy institute. He's also the author of Hollowed Out, Why the Economy Doesn't Work Without a Strong Middle Class, and has written for several publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Yorker. David Matlin, welcome to Fresh Air. Thanks very much for having me.