Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era chess grand master who lost his world champion title in 1972 to American Bobby Fischer in one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well as a metaphor ...

However, branded clothing for toddlers is one of the things the middle class think are status symbols that mean nothing to ...

Check out more from the series here. Listener Tom Scholten from Madison, Wisconsin, asks: Income inequality is a term often mentioned in recent years, but by what measure or criteria is it measured?

Widening income inequality could have political ramifications. The gap was a "major driver behind Americans' votes in the 2024 election for both Democrats and Republicans," said Ipsos. About a ...

The rally started at the Boston Public Library at 1 p.m., and demonstrators marched to the Parkman Bandstand, carrying Ukrainian flags, symbols, and posters, Ukrainian Boston posted on social media.

A man has been shot in the buttock in a drive-by shooting, police have said. Officers were called to Fountains Road in Walton, Liverpool, just after 21:00 GMT on Friday but the victim had already ...

Beyond aesthetics, this standardized currency symbol reinforces Saudi Arabia’s economic presence on a global scale. It will soon become a common feature across financial platforms, transactions, and ...

For Super Bowl LIX, secondary-market tickets are averaging $8,000 each. Our Super Bowl may now stand, in effect, as our nation’s most visible symbol of plutocratic excess, or, as the sportswriter ...

How do inequality and health relate? Increasing evidence from scientists the world over indicates that many health outcomes — everything from life expectancy to infant mortality and obesity — can be ...

Financial inequality among the genders is reflected in numerous ways aside from the wage gap. For example, when a company sells products aimed at women for more than comparable products for men ...