Demos – Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap

Link to a report by Demos:

“The Asset Value of Whiteness: Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap”

Selected quote: “This paper explores a number of these popular explanations for the racial wealth gap, looking at individual differences in education, family structure, full- or part-time employment, and consumption habits. In each case, we find that individual choices are not sufficient to erase a century of accumulated wealth: structural racism trumps personal responsibility.”

Bonus link: “From the Cold War to Clinton: How Liberals and Conservatives Have Separated Race From Class”

Vincent Emanuele – A Conversation with David Harvey

Link to an interview of David Harvey conducted by Vincent Emanuele:

“Rebel Cities, Urban Resistance and Capitalism: A Conversation with David Harvey”

Harvey is best in these sort of interview settings.  It is great that the conversation touches on questions of culture and symbols — though there is not much depth here beyond simply raising those issues.  It is worth noting that Pierre Bourdieu and others have offered substantial analytic tools to bolster theory in that area.

Martha Rosenberg – They Aren’t All Safe

Link to an article by Martha Rosenberg:

“They Aren’t All Safe: Pharma is Willing to Look ‘Unscientific’ to Sell Vaccines”

Bonus links: “The Vaccination Quandary” (Note: he’s actually referring to Sherri Tenpenny, not Shirley Tenpenny.) and “FDA Commissioner Hamburg Appointed WHO Deputy?: A Sad Legacy” and “Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA” and “Public Interest Group Calls for Investigation Into Harassment of USDA Scientists” and “Suppressing Scientific Discourse on Vaccines? Self-Perceptions of Researchers and Practitioners”