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Racism and Race – The John Roberts Two-Step

Jamelle Bouie New York Times
The Roberts two-step. He takes racism, a system of subjugation and social control, and removes the racists. What’s left is the mark of racism - race. A landmark case about the legitimacy of race hierarchy becomes, the use of race in school placement.

Actors Strike Is On, Throwing Hollywood Into Turmoil

Natalie Jarvey and Joy Press Vanity Fair
160,000 actors, members of SAG-AFTRA, are shutting down all industry filming and voice-over production at midnight tonight. They are joining the 11,000 writers, members of the Writers Guild, who have been on strike since May 2.

Why Crack Became the 1980s ‘Superdrug’

Jonathan Green The New York Times Book Review
This book "offers a fresh history of the epidemic that gripped minority communities, inflamed media coverage and led to draconian drug laws."

More Police in Schools Than Counselors

Robert Koehler LA Progressive
The nation’s schools are over-criminalized and under-resourced. U.S. schools have more police on hand than support staff.

As Goes Maine?

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
A hopeful story about the survival of independent local newspapers