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NEWS ABOUT: elite

elite 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

Reform's Biggest Hurdle: White America's Fear


Sep 15, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hallmark diversity of the United States is the biggest obstacle to a “federal social insurance system”—health care included, writes Michael Lind on Slate. The greatest strides toward a European-style safety net were made between World War I and the 1970s “when the foreign-born percentage of... More »

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immigration • racism • health care reform • ethnic diversity • elite • President Obama • welfare state • Michael Lind • homogenous • social democracy

Sarkozy Makes an Un-French Call for Diversity

President vows to end 'equality' policy that ignores race, ethnicity

Dec 18, 08 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - France has a long tradition of official blindness to race, ethnicity, and religion; all citizens, in theory, are equally French. But in practice, French companies are reluctant to hire employees with non-French names or addresses in ethnic neighborhoods, and France's 555-member parliament has only 1 MP of color. In a... More »

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race • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • affirmative action • diversity • change • elite

OPINION

Conservatives Are Victims in Their Own Minds

GOP rages against
elite while holding
the reins of power

Sep 15, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh & Co. like to deride liberal America’s “culture of victimhood,” but these days, it’s conservatives who are acting like victims. The GOP is encouraging its supporters to feel aggrieved and besieged by snooty “elites,” writes Gregory Rodriguez in the Los Angeles ... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • conservative • social conservatives • victimization • elite • political elite

OPINION

 'Ivy Retardation' Curse of Elites

Inflated self-worth, narrow view of smarts disadvantage of life at top

Jul 27, 08 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Its advantages are undeniable, but an elite education can also cause a crippling case of “Ivy retardation,” as William Deresiewicz realized while struggling, despite fluency in several languages, to make small talk with his blue-collar plumber in Boston. “The best and the brightest” develop an inflated sense... More »

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education • Ivy League • working class • elite

OPINION

Obama Was Right About Pennsylvanian Bitterness

Real insult comes from decades of neglect by politicians, columnist writes

Apr 14, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama was “basically right on target” about Pennsylvania bitterness, the product of one small-town household says: John Baer, in the Philadelphia Daily News, writes that the people he grew up around were, and still are, angry. And they have a right to be, Baer adds: Blue-collar Pennsylvanians see... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Pennsylvania primary • elite • Bittergate • John Baer

Book Review

Superclass Exposes Global Elite . . .Sort Of

Ultra-powerful rule the world, author argues, and that's not all bad

Mar 15, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - What do Bill Clinton, Osama Bin Laden, and Bono have in common? All are members of the powerful global elite that’s reshaping the planet, David Rothkopf argues in his new book Superclass. But Rothkopf’s isn’t a conspiracy-laden indictment, writes Salon’s Laura Miller. Rather,... More »

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globalization • Bill Clinton • Bono • power • global economy • Osama bin Laden • Davos • elite • nonfiction books

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