Posted by Lisa R. Pruitt
A headline in today's NYT proclaims, "'Culture of Poverty,' Once an Academic Slur, Makes a Comeback." Journalist Patricia Cohen writes of a new (or...
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Posted by Lisa R. Pruitt
A headline in today's NYT proclaims, "'Culture of Poverty,' Once an Academic Slur, Makes a Comeback." Journalist Patricia Cohen writes of a new (or...
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
In a recent post, I commented on what the film “Winter’s Bone” might reveal about white privilege. There I discussed Ree Dolly, the film’s heroine, in the...
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
Progressive law professors talk a lot about privilege, including white privilege. If we're white (like I am), we try to be aware of it and not re-create it. Law...
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
I've been thinking a lot (and writing some, too) about the links between poverty and place for several years, spurred by my interest in rural populations and critical...
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
The closing line of my recent blog post asked: "Is even democracy a luxury for the poor?"
Shortly after writing it, I came across this quote by Senator John D....
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
I've thought about vote buying a lot over the course of my life. I'm not talking about how corporations and other affluent actors donate money to...
Written by Lisa R. Pruitt
I started writing about rural people and places in relation to the law a few years ago, motivated in part by their near total absence from legal...