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Tag Archives: People of Color

White Privilege, the Dems, and the Rhetoric of “Care”

October 3, 2012

To read some of the exchanges over the last week in the blogosphere, apparently “white privilege” means that one doesn’t …

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Fear and Loathing of and by Brown People: Let’s Remember Our Histories

August 14, 2012

Yesterday, I received this message on a list of family friends and relatives who would self-identify as Indian. The email, …

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Guest Column by Marcellus Andrews: “About What is Coming Down the Road”

June 1, 2012

Today’s column is by one of Translation Exercises guest bloggers, Marcellus Andrews, who recently appeared on Up with Chris Hayes …

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Progressives, Truth-telling, and Human Rights Issues

January 17, 2012

Revised version: Thanks to Glenn Greenwald’s mentions of my Jan. 6 post on this site, and thanks to the readers …

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Pollitt’s Perplexity about Pundits on Ron Paul

January 6, 2012

Revised: It may be time to stop reading the Nation even earlier than March of this election year. Katha Pollitt …

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