#Racism

Ben Railton

AmericanStudier

What a week to be an AmericanStudier (or an American). But so many folks rose to that challenge & produced great public scholarly writing. To wit, another #ScholarSunday thread on

Roshan Kishore

Roshanjnu

1/n: Thoughts on last 24 hours in the US from a progressive standpoint . It’s not surprising what Trump tried to do. His was a classic extra-parliamentary tactic to force

Tiffany Green

Tiffany_L_Green

Putting aside that the first phrase of this tweet is absolutely incorrect, it underscores my frustration with the ways in which mainstream economics (and economists with the biggest platforms) ignores

Sankrant Sanu सानु संक्रान्त ਸੰਕ੍ਰਾਂਤ ਸਾਨੁ

sankrant

The contemporary demonization of "Brahmins" emerges from colonial evangelical literature where they were seen as "rivals" to the Christian priests and the obstacle in conversion. In reality, Brahmins were respected

President Kamala’s Hand (STILL)

DearDean22

My company was purchased by another management company earlier this year. The deal was delayed due to covid. It picked up a month ago and now will finalize next week.

Hannah Waters

hannahjwaters

Now that my nervous system has quieted down some, I have some thoughts about Jason Ward and his role in both the birding movement and Black Birders Week, and what

Snigdha #VivaWoke

snigskitchen

Boris Johnson, you are a racist, Islamophobic, Anti-Semite. No, your words have not been taken out of context. No, your words are not "robust". Your words are blatant, explicit and

Saathi 1013

saathi1013

Here's how it works: a subculture lets bigotry slide because it takes forms that seem inocuous to the majority: racism in white subcultures, for instance. Misogyny in subcultures dominated by

Shany Mor שני מור شني مور

ShMMor

I’ve been reading newspapers compulsively every day since about the age of 8. Since the 1990’s, when the internet made it possible, I’ve been bingeing on a steady daily diet

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis

KendraWrites

Many people don't know. They also don't know about the emergence of private schools i.e. segregation academies, that arose solely because they could exclude Black students. Or that so many

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadWHAT EXACTLY did @realDonaldTrump mean by this?https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/trump-threatens-to-deploy-military-as-george-floyd-protests-continue-to-shake-the-us.html "If a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary to

Eric Weinstein

EricRWeinstein

I actually thought about this more...here goes.What is going on is this: mainstream media and tech are co-creating an illusion. The illusion is this: the entire Left has gone stupid,

Adam - No Justice No Peace

HawkWindrider

Let's talk about linguistics and racist microaggressions for a moment hereI shared this post because it was (and still is) funny. I saw a comment where someone (not naming namws)

Francesca Tripodi

ftripodi

i'm seeing a lot of people posting - wait, how is it only fraudulent when democrats win? on conservative media/information seeking for those interested.... 1/ the central logic of

Nowhere Girl

Gwynnion

The first step toward an honest appraisal of American politics is acknowledging a large percentage of white people will never forgive Democrats for the Civil Rights Act but also Roe,

Yair Wallach

YairWallach

There is a growing chasm between Jewish liberals in the UK and North America on the IHRA. The Reform movement now warns against codifying the IHRA "into policy that would

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