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Rich NY town tries to shut down children's library because poor kids might use it"The East Hampton Library on Long Island wants to add a children's room, but the East Hampton Village Zoning Board has blocked it for a year, even though the money for the expansion ($4 mil) has been already been raised by private donations.
Two Cambridge Worlds Collide in an Unlikely MeetingCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The radio dispatch about a possible breaking and entering on Ware Street went out at 12:45 p.m. — "two males, unknown race" who might still be in the house, according to police officials.
The curious case of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.: racism or 'classism'?I don't know all the facts of the Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. case- indeed, one side says one thing and the other side says something different.
Now It's Official: The Poor and People of Color Get the Dirty AirLast week, researchers at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Southern California released a study that confirms what many people are all too familiar with: toxic pollution falls disproportionately on lower-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
Income of 400 richest Americans doubled during Bush eraThe 21st century Gilded Age party really got going before the U.S. economy went bust.
While I was in my hometown visiting with my parents (and LOTS of cousins) over the Christmas holidays I had occasion to grab a few issues of my weekly hometown newspaper.
Rachel Maddow: The New Poll Tax - Paying to VoteRachel Maddow is right on target when she calls the long lines at Southern polling stations a new form of the racist system of poll-taxes. The only people who can afford to take off an entire day to go vote are those in white collar professional jobs.
McCain is not a bigot, but he is tolerant of bigots. Anyone who does not like Obama because of his skin color would not be for him for political reasons, so the bigotry factor is not really gonna cost the Democrats any votes... all the bigots are already Republican.
After seeing Sarah Palin debate, I have to admit she is a skilled rhetoritician and to be honest after five gaffes in 8 days, my expectations for her were pretty low.
Anger and shock over blaming of poor and blacks for Wall Street's troublesMuch to the shock and contempt of Keith Ellison, the culprit responsible for today's financial crisis has been discovered by those on the right end of the political spectrum. The villains?
The modern Democratic party is built on the ideals of equality and unity. Bringing people together no matter who they are. With Barack Obama running for president, this theme is more important and in the spotlight than ever.
Newsweek: US Olympic Uniforms 'Preppy' Look is Racist, ClassistLeave it to the liberal print media to find some way to kill everyone's Olympics buzz.
Poverty and Hardship Affect Tens of Millions Of AmericansA good statistical look at poverty in the United States.
Learning the Hard Way About...: American Classism has Its PrivilegedA somewhat different look at poverty
Study: No Such Thing as 'Cultural Elite' Whether you prefer the opera to catching a flick on a Friday night has little to do with your social class, a new study finds.
From Sociological Illiteracy to Sociological ImaginationShapiro says, most Americans are sociologically illiterate. Worse, they cling to that illiteracy, and often proudly so. A society whose members refuse to examine critically the interconnectedness between individuals and societal forces is a society deluding itself.
Help, My Favorite Hipster Bar Has Been Overrun By a Bunch of Black PeopleNo joke, I think we sat at "their" table. I thought we had confined dumb ass white boys and dumb ass ghetto @!$%#s to 200 Fifth? Think I'm lying? We went across the street to Commonwealth and watched as no less than five police cars pulled up and shut the place down.
Ghetto Chic: To Wear or Not to Wear?Another reason I would feel a tad bit uncomfortable clothing myself in "ghetto chic" is the manner in which the style itself is carried out.
The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TVEvery year on April 4, as Americans commemorate MLK's death, we get perfunctory news reports that fail to account for the last several years of his life -- and for good reason.
I found this Washington Post article through Malik at Solar Souls. Here's an excerpt.
Abolish bilingual education, Gingrich urges - CNN.comHow do we code acceptance of cultural differences and broadening awareness as something distasteful and abhorrent to the monolithic populace? Equate it with racially coded poverty, of course! Gingrich remarks that supporting bilingual education and providing resources in langua …
Royal Pronunciation: RIP?Do you still need a cut glass accent to get ahead in certain careers? Or is speaking "proper" now a disadvantage - in British broadcasting, for example?
One form of prejudice reveals anotherThere is a bitter irony here. Traditionally, racism has not only been about attitudes towards blacks and Asians. Much racist ideology has its origins in elites' views of the underclass in earlier eras.
Roots of Conflict in Sri LankaIn 2006, Sri Lanka was witness to the worst violence between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam since a ceasefire was signed between the two groups in 2002.
Kerry's Comment and the Democrats' Class ProblemAt some point during the 2004 presidential (s)election, the satirical newspaper "The Onion" did a funny piece in which John Kerry gave a campaign speech to blue-collar workers from the bow of a rolling yacht.
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