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In theaters and with 'The Great Gatsby,' it's high class or class war
by
Noel King
May 9, 2013
The opening of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" will offer moviegoers a look at over-the-top Jazz Age luxury. But for all of Gatsby's glamour, many of the plots of this year's most highly anticipated films hinge on class conflict.
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Happily ever after in a cross-class marriage
Jun 22, 2012
Fewer people are marrying across class lines. But those who are making the leap are finding that how they grew up influences how they grow together as a couple.
Walter Mosley touches on economic injustice, race in 'Shoot My Man'
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 9, 2012
Walter Mosley's new book, "All I Did Was Shoot My Man," is more than a mystery novel. Both Mosley and his recurring protagonist, Leonid McGill, take on issues of economic injustice, inequality and the inevitable world of capitalism we live in.
Majority of Americans feel class conflict
Jan 16, 2012
A new study out finds larger percentages of Americans are seeing conflicts between the haves and the have-nots.