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Nothing in the lives of Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson explains how they could have brought such tragedy on themselves. Both from affluent families, they lived in prosperous New Jersey suburbs and so would not have faced a desperate economic predicament if they had a child. Their material well-being aside, they were also apparently happy, successful, likable kids. Amy was a talented artist and worked at a ymca camp last summer--"a dream daughter," her lawyer said. Brian was co-captain of the high school soccer team and on the varsity golf team. "He was popular...
When a poor, black 13-year-old from the Bronx leaves her newborn to die, we go on about our business, but we are gripped when two affluent white teenagers do the same thing. Yes, there's race and class. But there is also our belief that it is society in its dysfunctional state that yields ruthless behavior, not society when it is working to give our kids the best of everything, including private help when things go wrong. Of course, the dark side of kids who have everything is that they cannot tolerate one blemish on their smooth lives...
...flinty Helen Mirren playing the mother of a Belfast hunger striker. And American racism? Take your pick. Rob Reiner's Ghosts of Mississippi re-enacts the trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the murderer of Medgar Evers; John Singleton's Rosewood is about the attempt to dislodge an affluent black community...
...decline of housing for low-and middle-income families was a frequent topic of discussion, and several citizens laid blame on the expansion of hotels and affluent housing surrounding Harvard Square...
Dunn, the very conservative representative of Washington's most affluent district, has pushed an agenda of tax and campaign-finance reform in her first two terms. She worked on the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which, among other things, provides an advocate for taxpayers wrangling with the irs. The campaign bill she sponsored would have discouraged rich candidates from using their fortune as leverage to win office...