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Beware of Cabinet Officers Bearing “Gifts”

September 15, 2010 by Maynard Seider 2 Comments

“We already have the privatization of the military…; we’ve seen the privatization of the prison system. Well, the next step is the privatization of public schools.” That prediction by Jonathan Kozol four years ago has come closer to reality with the enactment of President Obama’s Race to the Top educational goals. Besides continuing the previous […]

Filed Under: Classism in K-12 Education, Politics and Class Tagged With: charter schools, privatization, teachers unions

US Social Forum: A Sour Taste of Classism

July 30, 2010 by Meg Couture 3 Comments

A month has gone by since I experienced my first-ever social justice conference, the US Social Forum (USSF) in Detroit, and I’ve been trying to erase my memory of that time ever since. The lack of logistical planning we experienced had a classist effect that seemed antithetical to the forum’s message, and I was left with such a bad taste in my mouth for the progressive left that I will carefully reconsider attending any conference in the future.

Filed Under: Classism in Progressive Movement Groups, Classism on the Road Tagged With: detroit, grassroots, social movements, us social forum, ussf

B&B Breakfast Classism

July 24, 2010 by Betsy Leondar-Wright 2 Comments

It was the usual chit-chat among strangers encountering each other over breakfast at a Seattle bed-and-breakfast: “where are you from?,” “how’s the weather there?” Three middle-aged couples and a 20-year-old son who immediately set off my classism alarms. The first red flag was his face, a sneer usually seen on sulky teens much younger than […]

Filed Under: Classism in Everyday Life, Classism on the Road Tagged With: snobs, speaking up, the Ivy League

Blind-sided by classism

July 19, 2010 by Kristi Ceccarossi 2 Comments

There was an upset in Hollywood this March when the Academy anointed Sandra Bullock best actress for her role in “The Blind Side.” The controversy hinged on the fact that she, an historic B-level comedienne, bested Meryl Streep, a far more Serious Actor who has a standing relationship with Oscar.

Filed Under: Pop Culture Classism Tagged With: Hollywood racism

Faking your way into a working-class job

June 4, 2010 by Betsy Leondar-Wright 3 Comments

Laid-off professionals are “dumbing down” their resumes to avoid being rejected as overqualified when applying for jobs outside their former field, reported the Boston Globe. Job seekers are deleting graduate degrees and high-level jobs, and revising titles (for example, from Marketing Director to Marketing Manager). It was Globe reporter Katie Johnston Chase who chose the […]

Filed Under: Class in the Media, Classism in the Economy Tagged With: recession unemployment

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