Suburban affluence is the defining image of the good life under capitalism, commonly held up as a model to which all humanity should aspire.
Environment
Dec 13, 2018
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Middle class describes an economic tier between rich and poor. It implies upward mobility and a break from poverty.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2018
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Mention great challenges in feeding a soaring world population, and thoughts turn to providing a bare subsistence diet for poverty-stricken people in developing countries. But an expert speaking here today at the 245th National ...
Environment
Apr 8, 2013
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Having lived in India and Singapore as a child, Western Economics professor Terry Sicular was always fascinated by Asia. Five decades later, that passion prevails.
Economics & Business
Mar 14, 2014
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Britons are much more likely to say they are working class than the average for citizens of industrialised countries around the world, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 8, 2016
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Cathay Pacific's purchase of rival HK Express was an inevitable plunge into the no-frills market as the premier marque belatedly faces the reality that it can no longer ignore the budget sector, analysts say.
Business
Apr 2, 2019
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The great U.S. economic boom after World War II was an urban phenomenon. Tens of millions of Americans flocked to cities to work and forge a future in the nation's middle class. And for a few decades, living in the big city ...
Economics & Business
Jul 8, 2020
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The upper echelons of British society are filled with graduates from elite universities. These universities are, in turn, disproportionately full of students from wealthier backgrounds, many of whom went to private school. ...
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2019
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Participants in a government scheme to check the welfare of people detained in police stations are ineffective at preventing abuse and death in custody, research says.
Political science
Apr 20, 2022
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Interstate travel isn't easy these days. Gas prices are up. Airline tickets are up. Travel delays and flight cancelations are frequent.
Economics & Business
Aug 16, 2022
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