By Billy J. Tidwell (Click here to view the entire issue) I want to avoid oversimplifying a matter as complex as the reparations question. Further, I am not inclined to repudiate categorically Dr. America's positions. However, a few brief points should be made, by way of elucidating key areas of agreement and equally important disagreements between our … [Read more...] about “Focus on Self-Interest, Not Shame” by Billy J. Tidwell (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
Reparations Versus Economic Integration By Herbert J. Gans (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Herbert J. Gans (Click here to view the entire issue) I agree with Mr. America that the United States is Aa large complex multi-racial society thats competing internationally less than optimally, and that to Aimprove overall performance.., we need to provide more than palliatives. However, I do not see how reparations will solve these or related problems. I believe that … [Read more...] about Reparations Versus Economic Integration By Herbert J. Gans (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
“Human and Civil Rights Abuse by Immigration Authorities at the U.S.-Mexico Border” by Robert E Koulish (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Robert E Koulish (Click here to view the entire issue) Over the past several years, numerous human and immigrant rights organizations have issued reports critical of the U.S. immigration authorities' activities at the U.S.-Mexico border. These reports have directed much needed public attention to the issue of how inhabitants of border communities are treated by … [Read more...] about “Human and Civil Rights Abuse by Immigration Authorities at the U.S.-Mexico Border” by Robert E Koulish (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
Let Us Not Accept Either Victimology or Blaming-the-Victimology By Wilson Riles Jr. (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Wilson Riles Jr. (Click here to view the entire issue) As has happened so often in the past, when it comes to real money and assets folks get squeamish: its no longer about doing the right thing,its about you cant be serious.H.R. 40 does not ask for money. It asks for an acknowledgment of the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the … [Read more...] about Let Us Not Accept Either Victimology or Blaming-the-Victimology By Wilson Riles Jr. (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
“Proportional Representation: A Tool for Empowering Minorities and the Poor” by Douglas Amy (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)
By Douglas J. Amy (Click here to view the entire issue) Adoption of proportional representation elections (PR) in the U.S. is a political reform that should be of great interest to activists and scholars concerned with issues of race and poverty. Thanks to Lani Guinier and others, this long-neglected reform is now beginning to get the attention it deserves. Proportional … [Read more...] about “Proportional Representation: A Tool for Empowering Minorities and the Poor” by Douglas Amy (September-October 1994 P&R Issue)