Adolph Reed: We Must Avoid Race Reductionism
The black population in the United States is roughly the size of the population of Spain. Yet too many ignore class differences and political complexities among millions of African Americans.
6 Articles by: Adolph Reed
Adolph Reed is professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.
No Easy Solutions
A reply to Seth Ackerman
Doubling Down in Atlantic City
The casino workers’ strike at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino is a defining battle for American labor.
Bernie Sanders and the New Class Politics
Adolph Reed on assumptions about black voters, the legacy of the Sanders campaign, and the task ahead.
The James Brown Theory of Black Liberation
We shouldn’t reduce historical narratives solely to questions of black agency. It’s bad history — and can lead to even worse politics.
Michelle Goldberg Goes to Washington
The problem isn’t just voting for Democrats, it’s letting a rightward-moving Democratic Party set the Left’s political horizons.