By Lisa R. Pruitt
I don't watch TV or follow much pop culture, and most of the country music I occasionally listen to is on old albums by the likes of Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Martina McBride...
Imploring the Ivy League to Attend to Rural Strivers
By Lisa R. Pruitt
One of the most e-mailed items in the New York Times for the past day or so has been Claire Vaye Watkins “The Ivy League Was Another Planet.” (The alternative...
Remembering Joe Bageant: Class Migrant, Class Warrior
By Lisa R. Pruitt
Americans like to think they live in a society unstratified by class, a society of equal opportunity, where the American dream survives. Joe Bageant, a journalist turned...
Elitism and Education (Part IV): Admission Office Bias Against Rural Students?
By Lisa R. Pruitt
In a prior post about Thomas Espenshade and Alexandria Walton Radford’s book, No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in...
Widening Spatial Inequality and What to Do About It
by Lisa R. Pruitt
Wealth and income inequality have been getting a lot of attention in recent months--at least in the New York Times. Op-Ed columnist Bob Herbert has been especially...
"Winter's Bone" and the Limits of White Privilege (Part II)
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
In a recent post, I commented on what the film “Winter’s Bone” might reveal about white privilege. There I discussed Ree Dolly, the film’s heroine, in the...
"Winter's Bone" and the Limits of White Privilege (Part I)
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
Progressive law professors talk a lot about privilege, including white privilege. If we're white (like I am), we try to be aware of it and not re-create it. Law...
Place and Poverty (Part I)
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
I've been thinking a lot (and writing some, too) about the links between poverty and place for several years, spurred by my interest in rural populations and critical...
Lessons in Development and Democracy: From India to West Virginia
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
The closing line of my recent blog post asked: "Is even democracy a luxury for the poor?"
Shortly after writing it, I came across this quote by Senator John D....
Some Musings on the Market for Votes
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
I've thought about vote buying a lot over the course of my life. I'm not talking about how corporations and other affluent actors donate money to...