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Commenting on the commentary about "Accidental Racist"

April 14, 2013

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...

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Imploring the Ivy League to Attend to Rural Strivers

March 30, 2013

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...

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The Devastating Disconnect Between Rich and Poor

February 12, 2012

Posted by Lisa R. Pruitt

The Occupy Wall Street movement has recently drawn national attention to economic inequality, and several new studies and a book just published also invite us to...

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Remembering Joe Bageant: Class Migrant, Class Warrior

October 14, 2011

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...

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Elitism and Education (Part IV): Admission Office Bias Against Rural Students?

April 25, 2011

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...

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Elitism and Education (Part III): Working Class Whites and Elite College Admissions

April 18, 2011

By Lisa R. Pruitt

Parts I and II of this series appeared in August, 2010 here and here.

Ever since Ross Douthat discussed No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College...

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Widening Spatial Inequality and What to Do About It

April 4, 2011

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...

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"Winter's Bone" and the Limits of White Privilege (Part II)

August 26, 2010

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...

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"Winter's Bone" and the Limits of White Privilege (Part I)

August 17, 2010

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...

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