Tag Archives: Class
Hispanics hit hardest by the recession, new study finds
Tweet It’s a fact of life in the United States that race and class are not disparate categories, but correlated ones. A new study based on Census bureau data demonstrates exactly how this correlation plays out when a recession hits. The study, reported on today in the New York Times, … found that the median [...]
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When my sister is suffering
TweetThis is the second in a series of guest posts from activist, educator, and writer Dena Simmons. In eighth grade, my twin sister, Dana, became ill with cyclic vomiting syndrome, a rare stomach disorder characterized by severe nausea and vomiting that lasts for hours, even days. At the time, I was too young to understand [...]
Roseanne on sexism, class and fame
TweetGrowing up I watched a lot of TV. It’s strange to remember now, when I don’t have cable, and only watch the occasional netflix show or movie, but as a kid TV was what kept me company. It was always on, in the background when I did homework, as soon as I got home from [...]
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The geography of hate and want
Tweet Richard Florida, famed urbanist, has interesting analysis over at The Atlantic of the rise of hate groups in the last ten years. He writes: Since 2000, the number of organized hate groups — from white nationalists, neo-Nazis and racist skinheads to border vigilantes and black separatist organizations — has climbed by more than 50 [...]
Also tagged Activism, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia Comments closed
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