by kspence | Dec 3, 2012 | Neoliberalism, Racial Politics |
We don't have the neoliberal turn without creating some type of logic whereby people believe that economic losers deserve what they get, and that if anything we should use government to punish losers. Race and racism provide that logic. Here's Lee...
by kspence | Nov 19, 2012 | Campaigns and Elections, Politics, Racial Politics
Last week, Mitt Romney had a conversation with his supporters, explaining to them why he lost the 2012 Presidential election. In that conversation, Romney blamed his loss on the "gifts" Obama gave key constituencies–Latinos, youth, single women,...
by kspence | Oct 30, 2012 | Neoliberalism, Racial Politics, Resistance |
As you can see on the right side of the page, the wonderful folk at AK Press recently released We Are Many, a book about Occupy written from the perspective of its participants. As I've already said, I do think a better book about Occupy will emerge. But I...
by kspence | Apr 2, 2012 | Black Politics, Crime and Punishment, Racial Politics
Was on NPR's Morning Edition on Friday, March 30, with David Greene talking about the constraints Obama faces when talking about race, specifically dealing with the Trayvon Martin case. I thought Obama's comments were spot-on, given that the case still...
by kspence | Mar 22, 2012 | Black Family, Crime and Punishment, Gender and Politics, Racial Politics, Urban Politics |
The more I think about the Trayvon Martin case the more upset I get. And the more I both reach for my pen, and believe that the President should make a public statement. Over at Ta-Nehisi's spot I wrote a quick version of what that statement could look like. The...
by kspence | Aug 16, 2011 | Crime and Punishment, Hip-hop, Racial Politics, The Mass Media, Urban Politics
Of course we should’ve expected this. In the video below, David Starkey argues that the London riots can be traced to the growing power of black culture over Great Britain, and when he talks about black culture it is clear that what he really means is hip-hop...
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