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NEWS ABOUT: class divide

class divide stories: 7 news summaries

Generation of Rich Brats Sparks Chinese Anger

Lethal car accident, lenient sentence trigger wave of Internet outrage

Sep 22, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Public outrage aimed at new generation of elites is widening class divisions as China prepares to mark 60 years of Communist rule, the Wall Street Journal reports. The sons and daughters of those who got rich after the economic reforms of the early '80s are widely seen as being above... More »

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China • wealth • class divide • elite • Chinese Communist party

OPINION

Wedding Military Means Divorcing Manhattan

High society is into service, Army wife says, but not armed forces

Jul 22, 09 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - When her Manhattan colleagues found out Chloe Kamarck was marrying an Army officer, she got a lot of questions: “But why? So he supports the war? Is he a Republican?” This generation is into service—the recession has driven many to the Peace Corps, Teach for America, and the... More »

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military • Manhattan • wife • class divide • class

(Newser) - They’re called “ecobarriers,” but critics say the walls being erected in Rio de Janeiro aren’t there to protect trees. The 10-foot cinderblock walls are supposed to prevent Rio’s favelas, or shantytowns, from expanding into the rainforest, but critics say they’re really a means of... More »

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Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • wall • rain forest • class divide • class

Berlin Protesters Torch Luxury Cars

Sardonically named 'BMW' claims responsibility for arsons

Feb 27, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - As the financial crisis inflames class tensions, economic protest in Berlin has taken the form of arson attacks on luxury cars, Bloomberg reports. Activists have torched more than 2 dozen vehicles this year, and the pace is increasing. A group puckishly calling itself “BMW”—an acronym for "... More »

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Germany • Berlin • arson • recess • class divide • arsonist • cars • recession depression

 Palin: Media 
 Gives Kennedy 
 Free Pass 

Social status made for her own tough ride, says ex-candidate, also ripping Fey, Couric

Jan 8, 09 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin says the media is lobbing softballs at Caroline Kennedy because of the would-be New York senator’s class status, Politico reports. The Republican governor of Alaska speculates that “there is a class issue here also that was such a factor in the scrutiny of my candidacy,”... More »

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Katie Couric • Tina Fey • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • class divide • media bias • media coverage • Sarah Palin

OPINION

 The Rich 
 Get Richer, 
 Work Harder 

Wealth disparities are what's keeping big earners sweating

Sep 2, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s higher earners are working harder all the time —but it’s not because of PDAs and laptops. It’s because of a fear of being “left behind” as wealth gaps widen among the upper classes, writes Dalton Conley in the New York Times. “Rising inequality... More »

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technology • work • labor • US economy • class divide

 Mexicans Chill on Free Rink

Populist mayor gives city residents world's biggest ice rink

Jan 3, 08 5:20 AM CST
(Newser) - People in sun-drenched Mexico City are waiting as long as six hours for the thrilling opportunity to skate on what officials say is the world's biggest ice rink—at no charge, the Washington Post reports. The free 34,000-square-foot rink—with free skate rental—highlights the class divide in Mexico,... More »

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Mexico City • Mexico • skating • ice rink • class divide

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