If SCOTUS rules against affirmative action who will fill the slots made available by fewer minority admissions? Convincing case by Natasha Warikoo that it will be whites, not Asians. Whites have the right resources for taking advantage bostonglobe.com/2023/05/29/opi… #colleges #Asians #SCOTUS

Alain Touraine, l'un des pères de la sociologie française, est mort. Il avait 97 ans. Des usines Renault aux gilets jaunes en passant les mines chiliennes, ce grand penseur de l’action collective a scruté la société pendant plus de 60 ans radiofrance.fr/franceculture/…

still so disappointed that Harvard and UNC didn't zealously defend their own policies. #AffirmativeAction & all it represents deserves more than these lukewarm ambivalent advocates. ➡️papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

👀 “In extraordinary developments, Russian security forces accused the founder of the notorious Wagner mercenary group of launching the country’s first coup attempt in three decades as he vowed a ‘march of justice’ against Russia’s army.” 🍿

Wagner channel now saying ‘the civil war has officially begun’. But it is not at all clear if other military units have defected despite their claims.

“Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangerous; and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe; for they are disunited, ambitious, and without discipline, unfaithful, valiant before friends, cowardly before enemies.” Machiavelli, 1513

Just making sure people realize that #AffirmativeAction is banned in universities except military universities. Who is our country preparing for battle but “not the boardroom?” #SCOTUS we see you…

The Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action “opens the door to numerous legal challenges of diversity programs across government, business and civil society,” writes Darren Walker. nyti.ms/3Pxi3y1

NEW: France’s riots may be subsiding, but their underlying causes persist In France, immigrants face social exclusion, faring *far* worse than the native-born on almost every socio-economic indicator. Far less integration than in UK, Germany even the US on.ft.com/46xX7gx

«Quand c’est les gilets jaunes, on parle du pouvoir d’achat, mais quand c’est les gars de banlieues, l’opinion pense que c’est des violences gratuites. Il y en a eu, mais pas que.» Aux Jours, Pierre Bafoil a contextualisé la colère légitime des quartiers➡️ lesjours.fr/obsessions/pol…

A ce sujet : “Les banlieues pauvres et les bourgs et villages pauvres ont beaucoup de points communs par rapport à tout ce qui les sépare des territoires les plus riches, notamment en matière d’accès aux services publics et de budgets communaux.” lemonde.fr/idees/article/…

Thomas Piketty : « Les banlieues qui s’enflamment ont beaucoup plus en commun avec les bourgs et les villages abandonnés que ce que l’on s’imagine » lemonde.fr/idees/article/…

Ignoring race & obsessing with race: My The Observer column: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I am proposing that August 1st be a “Tweet Out” day where blue voters take the day off from tweeting. Think of the revenue lost for Twitter - X if we did that. Best way to affect change with a billionaire is to hit them in the wallet. RT if you are with me. #August1stTweetOutDay

This will only be effective if EVERYONE refrains from tweeting (X-ing?) on August 1st a/k/a #TweetlessTuesday. Let's show the owner the POWER OF THE PEOPLE. Honestly, would it kill you to keep your thoughts to yourself for 1 damn day? Read a book! 👀 #August1stTweetOutDay

“Elon Musk recently rebranded Twitter by replacing the iconic bird logo with a black-and-white ‘X’. The WWF, a Swiss-based international NGO, used a graphic to shed light on threats faced by real species.” hindustantimes.com/trending/wwf-u… “Protect our wildlife, before it’s too late”👇

Howard S. Becker, my dear former teacher and mentor died yesterday afternoon in his beloved San Francisco at 95. He rested peacefully at home and was in no pain. I will always remember Howie, and the careful instruction he gave to me as a young qualitative field worker. RIP.

Hommage à H. becker dans Libération liberation.fr/idees-et-debat…

Come and join us for our next seminar, Weds 20 March 2.30-3.30! 'How diversity became White: paradoxes of Europeanizing anti-racism and non-discrimination' With the excellent Milena Doytcheva Everyone welcome! @UoB_CRRE #race #racism #diversity