Ira Katznelson is Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University.
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Ira Katznelson is Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University.
Revisiting When Affirmative Action Was White, nearly two decades on.
William Julius Wilson has provided a searing analysis of inner-city collapse. Can we rise to his challenge?
Democracy no longer has rivals, but its fairness and effectiveness face skepticism.
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