We have our annual (at least) longing to fix our national problems through reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1933, with the country deep in the Great Depression, the United States governmen
Trump trying to revive the campaign of George Wallace has always seemed bizarre to me and no part more so than the fear mongering about suburbs. The suburbs have become significantly more diverse in r
Clearly the problem in the discussion about race and education on this blog is my lack of understanding for white parents. Angry White parents gripping picket signs. People making death threats and a
I have not listened to the New York Times podcast Nice White Parents, simply because it would get in the way of me listening to music 14 hours a day and that’s not going to happen. But I have ha
Good Rebecca Nagle piece at the always valuable High Country News on racism within the Cherokee Nation. On a warm Saturday morning this June, a crane pulled up to the courthouse square in downtown Tah
Once again, a huge problem with our racial issues in this country comes from white liberals. The former mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges, had a pretty brave op-ed about her experiences in office wit
To build on the earlier post, perhaps no intellectual has more to say about the present moment than James Baldwin. Raoul Peck, who directed I Am Not Your Negro: Baldwin’s words are forceful and radi
When I write about schools or other racial issues, I get a lot of pushback. People wonder why I keep doing this. Am I trolling? No. The answer is that I really need to keep pushing this because left-o