societies

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The mega-wealthy live in their own parallel societies and subculture — “Richistan” — where this becomes the norm.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Both rich and poorer countries are grappling with declining birth rates which lead to aging societies and a shrinking workforce -- putting strain on social security systems and potentially dampening economic growth and productivity.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

While Disclosure Day centres on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, many of its themes focus on trust, secrecy and how societies respond when long-held assumptions are challenged.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The long life of the Declaration of Independence, wartime survival in Ukraine, the joy of soccer fandom, early human societies and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Eventually Huxley managed to do to Owen what Owen had done to so many others: he had him voted off the councils of the Zoological and Royal societies.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson