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The Quiet Death of Racial Progress

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David Brooks, an intelligent conservative columnist for the New York Times who sometimes makes sense, shares some upsetting findings about how racism and segregation are on the rise in this country. His provocative conclusion is that "We’ve fallen into a bogus logjam in which progressives emphasize systems of oppression and conservatives emphasize cultural norms. Both critiques are correct. If we’re going to do something about this appalling retrogression on race, we probably need to be radical on both ends."

RADICAL AT BOTH ENDS???

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Marta Steele is an author/editor/blogger who has been writing for Opednews.com since 2006. She is also author of the 2012 book "Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: The Election Integrity Movement's Nonstop Battle to Win Back the People's Vote, (more...)
 

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