"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify ...

The moment I discovered my college roommate's family had a "flower service" that came twice a week, I realized my entire ...

A new study suggests that the 2008 Great Recession did more than damage the economy; it also altered how Americans perceive ...

The concept of "hard work v privilege," and what either one says about someone's social status, is an important one.

Filmmaker Alan Ehsan discusses his award-winning short film "Split," exploring class differences among friends, now streaming ...

Raising socially conscious children means helping them understand the realities of privilege, inequality and their role in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

New “first class” seats will launch on Frontier Airlines flights in early 2026, over a year after they were announced, and with a few crucial differences to a regular first-class offering. The ...

AP SSC Social Science Model Papers 2026: Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh (BSEAP) has already released model papers for subjects like Languages (English, Telugu and Hindi) along with Maths ...

FORMER heavy industry and mining communities face entrenched disadvantage stretching back 50 years, new research has confirmed. Looking at areas which suffered the destruction of industries they ...