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...
The Devastating Disconnect Between Rich and Poor
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...
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...
Elitism and Education (Part III): Working Class Whites and Elite College Admissions
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...
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...