Kahlenberg asserts that affluent students—those whose families earn at least $123,000 a year—outnumber poor students by 25-1 on the campuses of the nation's most select schools. He said that while white Americans are twice as likely to earn a college …

Long Island with its malls and marinas might seem like the land of plenty, but "what people don't get," Stark said, "is that some in the affluent community are renting a basement apartment." The Northport pantry, run by the Ecumenical Lay Council, a …

Why is it sufficient if only lip service is given to canceling debts? … Just the verbal expression of the right to be released from all financial obligations may suffice to neutralize the feelings of dependence and obsequiousness towards the wealthy …

One reason for this effect may relate to the sheer volume of products being shipped and activated with the Android OS, and that's now percolated into secondary metrics, such as app downloads. Another factor that comes into play is that Android users …

The Twitter harassment campaign directed at women who had the nerve—the nerve!—to support putting a nobody like Jane Austen on the ten pound note has opened up another round of discourse about what to do about the trolls. I think this time it's been …

Lack of information and substituting breast milk with baby food products are the leading reasons for low breastfeeding rates in the country. “There is low awareness about early breast-feeding and exclusive feeding among the poor as well affluent …

I once worked in a sheet metal plant where the cabinets got produced only if each person on the line did his part and fed products on to the next set of hands. … But as a critic of corresponding consumerism, encouraging use and using up lots of …

Most of these items were available to the public only in the black market at prices which were far in excess of what all but the very rich could afford. Without the fuel, the IDPs transferred to KKS harbor would be stuck there indefinitely without …

Also, some items — like vehicles that have to be licensed, food you can eat without cooking and services — will still be taxed by the state. Criticism of sales tax holidays by national tax policy groups have no impact on the public's desire to get a …