In 1982 the historian Barbara Fields called it "that favorite question of American social scientists—whether race or class 'variables' better explain 'American reality'" and more than 40 years later that question is still ubiquitous in U.S. research. academic.oup.com/socpro/advance… Why is race-versus-class framing so dominant in U.S. research? In this new @socprobsjournal paper, I historicize the "race-versus-class paradigm," arguing that the question is only one (very specific) way to conceptualize the relationship between race and class:

This year I made the mistake of viewing UMich's president, Santa Ono, as simply incompetent or unfit for university leadership. What he revealed in today's interview is far worse: he is a willing participant in Israel's genocide in Gaza and an active threat to academic freedom. Ono and other university presidents view this genocide as business as usual. In their calculation, Israel will continue its destruction of Gaza, apartheid will march on, and the international community will permit Israel to further its 70+ year campaign of ethnic cleansing.