income inequality

Post-Purge cleanup by municipal workers Monday morning.

109th Annual Purge Concludes; Peter Thiel Wins Again With a Record 34 Kills

Event described as 'smooth' by organizers; crime statistics remain unchanged for 17th consecutive year

By Margaret Huang · May 22, 2026

A family with a shared annual income of $235k in Gnu's Merchants Heights district observes Sunday dinner protocol as the father prepares to carve, having exhausted the poultry portion of their weekly protein allocation.

Middle-Class Households Now Source Protein From Cockroaches, Less Capable Rats, and Each Other, Bureau Finds

Commonwealth Bureau of Household Nutrition calls results 'a balanced plate'; Rat Coalition stresses that none of the consumed rats were members

By Claire Beaulieu · Oct 24, 2026

A stock image of a man in athletic wear staring at a sunrise, available royalty-free from a vendor whose terms of service contain fourteen pages of arbitration clauses.

Business

Billionaires Do These 5 Things Every Day, Meaning These 5 Things Done Every Day Guarantee Wealth

A TNNN Business Desk investigation reveals the daily habits separating the demi-wealthy from the merely disciplined

By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 7, 2026

Local

Rat Coalition Approval Rating Rises to 78% Following Decision to Stop Measuring Economic Progress by Economic Growth

Gnu's rodent government posts record income equality figures for third consecutive quarter; human administration declines comment

By Margaret Huang · Jun 7, 2026

The cover of Brent Fallows's new book features a single ladder rising into an empty blue sky. The bottom rungs are not shown.

Reviews

Book Review: 'Who Moved My Career, Labor Rights, Honest Wage, and Delusions of Upward Social Mobility?'

A management consultant argues that the collapse of the American worker's prospects is, at its root, a mindset problem

By Constance Bellweather · Mar 4, 2026

A Civic Research Consortium canvasser completes a survey with a resident on Halcyon Street on a Tuesday afternoon.

News

Poll Finds 70% of Residents Harbor Negative Feelings Toward Unnamed Group

Respondents expressed dislike, strong dislike, or hate for a minority not disclosed to them; 18% asked follow-up questions

By James Okonkwo · Jun 15, 2026

A printout of the leaked Democratic Party strategy document, partially redacted with a highlighter, rests on a table at Plimpton's Pub & Provisions on Thursday evening.

News

Leaked Democratic Memo Proposes Tax Break on Severance Packages, Annual Union Photo as Cornerstones of 2028 Labor Platform

Internal document also includes list of marginalized groups party is prepared to 'sell down the river'; phrase described as 'an unfortunate choice of words' by the staffer who chose it

By Margaret Huang · Mar 9, 2026

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