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?

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

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

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?

Tiny houses: salvation for the homeless or a dead end? Depending on who you ask, moving homeless people into wooden cabins either rescues them from the streets or paves the way for shantytowns

The Increasing Significance of the Decline of Men

Pro-union rally in Mississippi unites workers with community: ‘We are ready’ Nissan workers mobilized thousands of activists, civil rights groups and even Bernie Sanders against companies that obstruct local unionizing efforts