The Politics of Shame
In this special issue, we assess the character and power of this unwelcome emotion, plus: the Swamp, Dolly and the House of Windsor
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The Politics of Shame
James Miller, “A Genealogy of White Privilege: An essay on the politics of confession & guilt.” (March 11, 2021)
Mukasa Mubirumusoke, “How `White Privilege’ Obscures Black Vulnerability: There is a crucial distinction between the laborer and the capitalist, but the psychological security that a white person gains from the objectification of the Black Other is of a different sort.” (March 11, 2021)
John McWhorter, “The Neoracists: A new religion is preached across America: It’s nonsense posing as wisdom.” (March 11, 2021)
Benjamin Davis, “How Shame Plays a Productive Role in Racial Justice: Rejecting “the hollowness of American life.” (March 11, 2021)
Rochelle Terman, “Why `Naming and Shaming’ Is a Tactic That Often Backfires in International Relations: Understanding a deeply paradoxical political process (March 11, 2021)
Musa al-Gharbi, “How `White Privilege’ Obscures Black Vulnerability: There is a crucial distinction between the laborer and the capitalist, but the psychological security that a white person gains from the objectification of the Black Other is of a different sort.” (March 11, 2021)
The Swamp
Pat Garofolo, “A Better Way to Do Corporate Giveaways: How legislation would put a stop to the most senseless of senseless state competitions.” (March 8, 2021)
Women’s History
Tressie McMillan Cottom, “What’s the Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote? Beginning to understand a hero’s journey from Appalachia to pop-culture icon.” (March 9, 2021)
Our Columnists
Claire Potter, “#OprahMeghanHarry: The mother of popular antiracism presents these retired royals, and their pain, as a lesson to us all.” (March 11, 2021)
Heather Cox Richardson, “Democracy Doesn’t Happen By Accident: Black Americans fought for the Voting Rights Act, and Joe Biden wants it back.” (March 11, 2021)
John Stoehr, “The United States Is Picking Up Where the Great Society Left Off: The conventional wisdom that endured for decades is making way for something new.” (March 11, 2021)
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