Our New TV Antiheroes Don’t Want to Fall Out of the Middle Class
Co-published with The Guardian. Shows like Ozark, Billions and Empire are a new kind of aspirational television, about a 1% that lives with impunity.
How We’re Working with Reporters from Around America to Cover Class and Inequality
Co-published with The Guardian. The national media failed to cover large swathes of the US pre-election, while rural voices have been quieted by the decimation of local …
Faking ‘Wokeness’: How Advertising Targets Millennial Liberals for Profit
Co-published with The Guardian. Banking on a coveted demographic that is increasingly in the bluest cities, brands are ‘trying to make their toilet paper save the world’.
Air Rage: Why Does Flying Make Us so Angry? Science Says it’s About Class
Co-published with The Guardian. Rise in acts of plane-related violence shed light on something bigger: modern air travel is a perfect example of a situation in which …
Outclassed: how your neighbor’s income might affect your happiness
Co-published with The Guardian. Don’t scoff: psychological and social science research supports that living amid the wealthy even when you are upper middle class is bad for …
Behind Bars, Beyond Means: the Crushing Expense of Loving Someone in Prison
Co-published with The Guardian. When Kristal Bush’s mother nearly went broke from the expense of visiting her son in prison, Kristal saw an opportunity to connect Philadelphia …
‘Middle Class’ Used to Denote Comfort and Security. Not Anymore
Co-published with The Guardian with additional support from Capital & Main. The apps and robots celebrated by Silicon Valley wunderkinds are helping to …
Blind to Homelessness
Co-published with The Guardian. As inequality grows across the nation, are the rich becoming desensitized to the needs of the poor?