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Waiting for Superman

The reality Guru — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:30:14 +0000

Education in America remains a debate in today’s society, it’s a complex issue with no easy or one method solution. However, now producers are taking notice and directing movies that are addressing these issues and offering ways to improve the current state of our education system. Waiting For Superman is a documentary about 5 students and [...]

CNN Student News Special: Black in America

The reality Guru — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:30:16 +0000

Shadowy Lines That Still Divide

The reality Guru — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:30:13 +0000

By JANNY SCOTT and DAVID LEONHARDT Published: May 15, 2005

There was a time when Americans thought they understood class. The upper crust vacationed in Europe and worshiped an Episcopal God. The middle class drove Ford Fairlanes, settled the San Fernando Valley and enlisted as company men. The working class belonged to the A.F.L.-C.I.O., voted [...]

The End of White Guilt

The reality Guru — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:50:24 +0000

A couple months ago I touched on the issue of racism, racial profiling, and the aftermath of racial profiling. For many years minorites, primarily African Americans, have been subject to numerous amounts of racism and prejudice. They have been subject to segregation and inequality. So for many people the election of Barak [...]

Terrorism in the U.S.

The reality Guru — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:18:19 +0000

“As you probably know, a white guy entranced by an extremely version of Tea Party-style right-populist paranoia deliberately crashed an airplane into an IRS building in Texas yesterday. I’m not especially interested in debating semantics, but I think it’s very clear that if this had been done by a brownish-looking Muslim guy whose suicide note [...]