Issue: 405
Dec 9, 2010
Guest Commentary
White Privilege and Illicit Drugs
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The vast majority of drug users are white. This fact has been true for the entire “war on drugs.” Many whites live in majority white states. Most whites live in segregated communities. How do these millions of whites get their drugs? Dorm Room Dealers: Drugs and the Privileges of Race and Class by A. Rafik…
The vast majority of drug users are white. This fact has been true for the entire “war on drugs.” Many whites live in majority white states.…
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Commentary
Petition To Save Africana Studies At Cornell
In 1969, in response to student and community demands, the Africana Studies and Research Center (AS&RC) was established at Cornell University. Now, over 40 years later, Provost Kent Fuchs has recently announced that the Africana Studies and Research Center will no longer exist as a Center, but will be reduced to department status and subsumed…
In 1969, in response to student and community demands, the Africana Studies and Research Center (AS&RC) was established at Cornell University. Now, over 40 years later,…
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Art
Quote to Ponder: “The life of the nation is secure only…” – Frederick Douglass
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Color of Law
WikiLeaks is the Upton Sinclair of this Century – The
Executive Editor
I find it interesting, though not surprising, that most discussions in the media about WikiLeaks focus on the suitable form of punishment for its editor-in-chief Julian Assange, rather than the nature of the diplomatic correspondence he and his organization have shared with the public. None of the documents were top secret—as they were either labeled…
I find it interesting, though not surprising, that most discussions in the media about WikiLeaks focus on the suitable form of punishment for its editor-in-chief Julian…
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