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Class Notes: Posing as Politics and Other Thoughts on the American Scene
Class Notes Posing as Politics and Other Thoughts on the American Scene Author:Adolph Reed Jr. Essays on labor and race from one of America's most provocative and insightful intellectuals. Adolph Reed, Jr. has earned a national reputation for his nuanced and often searing evaluations of American politics. In the nation's leading liberal journals, Reed advances an unapologetically leftist and antiracist view of American politics and cultur... more »e. Reed begins his latest volume, Class Notes, with a consideration of the situation of labor in this country. He discusses an array of issues facing working class politics in the United States, from the deleterious effects of the NAFTA on American workers to the crisis surrounding the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Reed also writes with rare force on the subject of race, discussing the morass of writing about the so-called underclass and looking frankly at relations between black men and women and between blacks and Jews. He also examines the meaning of "race" itself, and the emergence and significance of the notion of "black public intellectuals." Provocative and incisive, this collection is essential reading for anyone interested in the American scene.« less