It’s not only the rich who carry out classism
Should the one percent be exclusively blamed for creating our stratified society? Occupy Wall Street came, and to some degree, has gone. Like many professional... Read More
10 Ways a Corporate Workplace is Worse than a Casino
1. A Casino is legally required to post the odds of each bet. Corporate workplaces can lie about your chances of rising to the top.... Read More
The Ivy League: a class-based sorting system
Barack Obama’s election represented a triumph for African Americans who suffered years of race- and class-based oppression. Electing a black president was definitely a plus... Read More
Lance Armstrong and the Illusion of Meritocracy
The psychology of the “Anti-Lance Armstrong Brigade” illustrates exactly why socioeconomic inequality is increasing so much in this country. While Lance Armstrong is privileged by... Read More
Anti-Classism and the Populist Right
Within the past two decades, the American professional and business world has begun to develop into a caste system based on the college that one... Read More
Cautionary notes about liberals’ election self-congratulations
The election and reelection of Obama is a historical milestone in race relations. It is a definitely an achievement we should be proud of. We... Read More
An interesting class culture question
To what extent is a person’s class culture determined by the environment they are raised in, and to what extent is it determined by their... Read More
Ironies of hip places and companies
The San Francisco Bay area is the most open minded, experimental, and inclusive place in the world. It is full of a million young white/Asian... Read More
When you’re rich and when you’re poor
When you’re rich and lose money on a leveraged investment, you are a victim of the bad economy and deserved to be bailed out. When... Read More
25 Reasons why working at McDonald’s is better than being a graduate student
25. In order to get promoted at McDonald’s, there is no need to invent an original sandwich and defend it. 24. You are guaranteed a... Read More