We don’t have to understand cricket to know that CLR James’ 1963 book about sports and society is incredibly relevant today.
Tag: Race
High-Mortality Events
Anti-immigrant xenophobia, anti-Black racism, and false notions of scarcity are a dangerous mix.
A Problem of Ambition
What we miss when we talk about “political ambitions” as if they were only about someone’s career path.
Prisoners of the American Election
A few reflections on “Prisoners of the American Dream” that are relevant to unions, social movements, and insurgent electoral campaigns.
Blame it on the Black Guys
On a recent re-watch of The Sopranos, I was struck by how a show with no main characters of color still manages to say a lot about how racism works in the US.
Chas Walker 