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NEWS ABOUT: class

class stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION



 Gates Arrest a  
 'Battle of Egos' 

Don't confuse it with poor blacks' struggle against racism, classism

Jul 23, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Racial profiling may have played a role in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., but fellow black scholar Boyce Watkins says there's no reason to feel sorry for Gates. At heart, the scene was likely “a battle of two egos,” Watkins writes in the Grio. “What... More »

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racism • arrest • professor • racial profiling • class • Harvard University • Henry Louis Gates Jr • Cambridge, Mass.

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

Colleges Hope to Cash In on Naming Rights for Classes

Hope corporate funds can save programs

Jul 14, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - With schools hit hard by the recession, some are considering new ways to pull in cash. One idea: corporate sponsorship for classes, Time reports. City College of San Francisco may sell naming rights to 800 classes that might otherwise disappear. College officials have mixed feelings, with some put off but... More »

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education • college • recession • economy • University of Wisconsin • corporate sponsorship • class • City College of San Francisco

(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

Rent-a-Womb Devotee Now Preggo Herself

Kuczynski angered many with 'elitist' article on her surrogate mom

Jan 19, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Alex Kuczynski, the super-rich author of Beauty Junkie, has gotten pregnant, the New York Post reports. The bun pops into the oven at an ironic time—Kucyznski recently drew a hail of jeers for a New York Times Magazine article entitled “Her Body, My Baby,”... More »

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pregnancy • New York Times • rich • surrogates • class

OPINION

Hideously Rich? Rent a Womb!

New York Times writer's chronicle of surrogate motherhood appalls Thomas Frank

Dec 10, 08 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - In a credit-crunched world, the excesses of the rich no longer seem so cute. But apparently no one mentioned this to ex-New York Times columnist Alex Kuczynski who, after years of writing about billionaires, married one and joined the club. Thomas Frank revisits her recent chronicle of the trials of... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • New York Times • rich • surrogates • class

OPINION

What Makes Him Different Makes Him Scary

Obama must overcome the stereotypes that come with his heritage, and success

Sep 29, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s revolutionary candidacy is in trouble, and the very things that make him a breath of fresh air are to blame, James Carroll writes in the Boston Globe. “Race, gender, and class define American identity, but Obama, just by being who he is, directly challenges the core... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • gender • race • Election 2008 • class

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