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Enact and enforce

What can progressive governments do when millions espouse views that are contrary to the norms of and claims for democracy, justice, and equality? The simple answer is that they should make sustained efforts to change minds and hearts, but, at…

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Equality in fact

The most enduring solvent to entrenched racial attitudes is actual equality, that is, equality in fact, in every sphere of life.

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Blinded by the light

Watched “Blinded by the Light” last night. Probably the film won’t be a candidate for any awards, but the story line of a young Pakistani teenager trying to find his way in an unfriendly small English town and Springsteen’s music…

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Protecting one’s flank

Paul Krugman once again eviscerates the Republican Party. And to think that many on the left for a long time said there was no difference between the GOP and the Democrats. The persistence of this notion in left circles lies…

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Too narrow and simply mistaken

To say that a process of class de-alignment is occurring across Europe and the U.S. without any qualification strikes me as one sided at best. At worst it’s filled with a narrow, old, and simply mistaken understanding of the contemporary…