Social Problems Why do we think poor people are poor because of their own bad choices? If an unexpected medical emergency bankrupts you, you view yourself as a victim of bad fortune Link
Social Problems It’s not just the 1%. The upper middle class is oppressing everyone else, too. by Jamie Peck: The top 20% have set things up to guarantee virtually all of those spoils go to their descendants. Where does that leave the rest of us? Link
Social Problems The American dream? Top 20% pulling away from the rest, study finds Economics professor Richard Reeves says the upper middle are ‘opportunity hoarding’ – and pulling up the drawbridge behind them Link
Social Problems Air rage: why does flying make us so angry? Science says it’s about class… Maia Szalavitz Rise in acts of plane-related violence shed light on something bigger: modern air travel is a perfect example of a situation in which human status is highly visible Link
Social Problems Protesters target Connecticut’s uber wealthy with ‘tax bills’ in bid to end loophole Even Trump has said Greenwich’s hedge fund guys ‘get away with murder’ – but can this debt-ridden state afford to close the loophole known as carried interest? Link
