Adolph Reed Jr.

Columnist

Adolph Reed Jr. is a columnist for The Nation and most recently co-author with Walter Benn Michaels of No Politics but Class Politics (Eris Press, 2023). He appears on the Class Matters podcast.

The color of money: A new luxury condominium building on Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of New York.

Want to Turn the Pitiless March of Gentrification Into a Parable of Progress? Want to Turn the Pitiless March of Gentrification Into a Parable of Progress?

The New York Times shows just how it's done.

Apr 4, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.

Race and Class: The Beginnings of an Argument

Race and Class: The Beginnings of an Argument Race and Class: The Beginnings of an Argument

Some personal and theoretical reflections on intersectionality and its discontents.

Feb 20, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.

Senator Bernie Sanders

The Charter School Industry’s Dishonest Attack on Bernie Sanders The Charter School Industry’s Dishonest Attack on Bernie Sanders

Arguing that charter schools offer unique opportunities for poor African American children isn’t borne out by the facts.

Jun 19, 2019 / Adolph Reed Jr. and Cornel West

Democratic presidential candidate Sanders greets students after a town hall meeting with students at George Mason University in Fairfax

Bernie Sanders’s ‘College for All’ Plan Is Fair, Smart and Achievable Bernie Sanders’s ‘College for All’ Plan Is Fair, Smart and Achievable

Of all the candidates, only Sanders proposes an alternative to the neoliberal model of higher ed.

Dec 2, 2015 / Heather Gautney and Adolph Reed Jr.

Civil Rights March

Equality: Why We Can’t Wait Equality: Why We Can’t Wait

In a 1991 special issue, Julian Bond argued that the fight for racial and gender equality wasn’t a “special interest”—it was essential to the progressive struggle.

Aug 17, 2015 / Julian Bond and Adolph Reed Jr.

Adolph Reed Destroys ‘The Bell Curve’

Adolph Reed Destroys ‘The Bell Curve’ Adolph Reed Destroys ‘The Bell Curve’

Despite their concern to insulate themselves from the appearance of racism, Herrnstein and Murray display a perspective worthy of an Alabama filling station.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Adolph Reed Jr.

What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg

What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg

The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It's only in the context of a shriveled political imagination that that...

Mar 3, 2014 / Adolph Reed Jr.

OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall? OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall?

Unions invested heavily in the campaign to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Was that a huge mistake?

Jun 15, 2012 / Gordon Lafer, Doug Henwood, Jane McAlevey, Bill Fletcher Jr., Mike Elk, and Adolph Reed Jr.

Race and the New Deal Coalition Race and the New Deal Coalition

Most New Deal programs were anything but race- and gender-neutral in their impact. They were both racially discrminatory and a boon to many black Americans.

Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adolph Reed Jr.

Malcolm Suber: Good for New Orleans Malcolm Suber: Good for New Orleans

A longtime activist, running in a special City Council election, is just what New Orleans needs.

Oct 10, 2007 / Adolph Reed Jr.

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