Every few years, a white progressive man begs activists to reject racial questions and focus on the "real" agenda. The latest is Walter Benn Michaels, head of the English Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who wrote the book The Trouble with Diversity: [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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I was being sarcastic here:
Ok, thanks, WTH, we’re in sync here.
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