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 for African Americans and society as a whole. Among his opponents in 2008 were working class whites who were attracted to Sarah Palin. Many of these people seem to fit […]
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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 truly have came along way since, the days of reconstruction, when it was unusual for an African American to even visit the white house. While Obama’s election and reelection truly […]
Race & Class & November 6
On the one hand, it is difficult to believe that Romney did not win. After all, when you think about it, we are in the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. He certainly kept repeating the fact that there are 23 million people out of work. Yet at the end of the day Obama […]
Joe Bageant: 1946-2011
It is with great sorrow that we learned of the recent death of Joe Bageant. Joe and Class Action’s late co-founder, Felice Yeskel, were two of our greatest voices on class in the U.S. What a loss for us all. Felice loved Joe’s blog posts –and frequently sent me links to his latest dispatch with […]
