Read more class divide stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20072/class-divide.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:18:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69969/generation-of-rich-brats-sparks-chinese-anger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPublic outrage aimed at new generation of elites is widening class divisions as China prepares to mark 60 years of Communist rule, the Wall Street Journa l reports. The sons and daughters of those who got rich after the economic reforms of the early '80s are widely seen as being...http://www.newser.com/story/69969/generation-of-rich-brats-sparks-chinese-anger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 7:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65006/wedding-military-means-divorcing-manhattan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen 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 like—...http://www.newser.com/story/65006/wedding-military-means-divorcing-manhattan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 14:12:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61927/ecobarriers-wall-in-rios-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey’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 segregating the poor people who live...http://www.newser.com/story/61927/ecobarriers-wall-in-rios-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 12:15:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52003/berlin-protesters-torch-luxury-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs 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 "Movement for Militant...http://www.newser.com/story/52003/berlin-protesters-torch-luxury-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Feb 2009 15:13:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47405/palin-media-gives-kennedy-free-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah 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,” which hasn’t arisen...http://www.newser.com/story/47405/palin-media-gives-kennedy-free-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 15:00:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36401/the-rich-get-richer-work-harder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica’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 causes us to work more to...http://www.newser.com/story/36401/the-rich-get-richer-work-harder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 8:06:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15489/mexicans-chill-on-free-rink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople 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,...http://www.newser.com/story/15489/mexicans-chill-on-free-rink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jan 2008 5:20:00 CST