In recent years, the United States has seen a surge of white supremacist mass shootings against racial minorities. While not always the case, mass shooters tend to be young white men. Some journalists and researchers have argued that class and ideals of white masculinity are partly to blame. This argument is not surprising. Throughout U.S. […]
A shift from a couple of years ago has held steady — more Republicans identify as working or lower class than Democrats do. Democrats are more likely to identify as upper-middle or middle class. That’s according to a new poll from Gallup. Forty-six percent of Republicans consider themselves working or lower class and 35% of […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to insist that low-wage Californians are taxed less in the state than their counterparts in Texas and Florida. He’s right about those making up to roughly $55,000 a year. Those earning more, though, generally pay more in taxes in California. Assessing tax burdens is an inexact science, filled with variables such […]