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 Democratic and did [...]
It is of no secret that Black America lags in the education department. But at what point should that lag be turned comical? For too long Black America has been used as the butt of all jokes, the topping on the cake. Well finally someone has taken it way to far and for once this “comedy” it [...]
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 Obama was [...]
Proponents of Ballot Measure 2 contend that marijuana is innocuous enough that it shouldn’t be the government’s business if adults want to smoke it. They say prohibition wastes money and doesn’t work, and they argue that legalizing and regulating the drug will get rid of the black market. This will protect kids from drug [...]