#social-stratification

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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Hypercapitalist hellhole or city of dreams? Behind the cliches, let me show you the real Dubai | Momtaza Mehri

Barely a week goes by without the British press telling the story of somebody moving to Dubai for lower taxes or, conversely, that the Dubai dream is dead. The city-state benefits from this discourse-fuelled soft power. It strikes both the haves and have-notes. Dubai fever is democratic. The city is an El Dorado of the east for remittance-sending strivers, sun-seeking expats and scammers. For many, it represents an unsettling post-western horizon.
World news
fromVulture
1 month ago

How The Gilded Age Pulled Off the Wedding of the 19th Century

Bertha Russell's manipulation led to her daughter's successful marriage to the Duke of Buckingham, marking a social triumph for the Russell family.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Walters: California's high living costs and poverty levels sharpen its divide

California is now characterized by rigid class divisions based on ethnicity and education, leading to high poverty rates.
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