12/12/2013
Today the New York Times Room for Debate forum tackled the issue of democracies with monarchs. Omar G. Encarnación, author of the forthcoming Democracy Without Justice in Spain: The Politics… READ MORE
11/01/2013
Booker’s concurrent troubles in leading Newark and success as a political celebrity demonstrate how the rise of elite black figures in America is not the culmination of the fight for racial equality, as the story is often told, but is rather the consummation of an elite white strategy begun in the late 1960s to bring exceptional African Americans into the highest echelons of American culture and society with few benefits for those left behind.
10/22/2013
"Is 'race neutrality' merely a rationalization for whites to use in protecting their share of the pie, or is there a genuine concern for the fairness of the process? If… READ MORE
07/02/2013
To anyone who has followed American labor law in the last fifteen years or so, the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University is full of irony. Indeed, the Court’s new, narrow definition of “supervisor” does not simply limit the liability of companies in discrimination cases. It also stands in stark contrast to the much broader definition that conservatives have pushed in the context of the National Labor Relations Act, where the designation “supervisor” can be used to bar workers from unionizing.
06/28/2013
Of Bondage: Debt, Property, and Personhood in Early Modern England Amanda Bailey 232 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 illus. Cloth 2013 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4516-5 | $55.00 | £36.00… READ MORE
04/10/2013
Blinder Panhaas is a great dish for the frugal cook to have in her repertoire: the recipe is essentially a means to turn leftover cooking stock and some basic kitchen staples into a tasty accompaniment
01/15/2013
Every month, Paul Chase in the Penn Press Journals department invites our blog readers to download a complimentary article from one of our many scholarly journals. Paul's pick for November… READ MORE
10/25/2012
Revisiting the 1960s shows us that the civil rights era left a dual legacy in school reform, half of which echoes loudly today and half of which is too often ignored. The part that still echoes is an ethos of accountability: sixties-era activists and educators helped to pioneer the idea that urban schools should be held accountable for student achievement. The part that is being ignored is a recognition that achievement is also powerfully shaped by what goes on outside of schools—especially the effects of poverty. Unfortunately, neglect of the latter lesson is seriously undermining the potentially useful impact of the former one.
10/11/2012
The new book Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World suggests ways in which the problems caused by corruption can be addressed and ultimately prevented. Written by… READ MORE
08/30/2012
Chloe Bollentin has a passion for proofreading, but she put down the red pen and picked up a few lessons about book publicity during her summer internship in the Press… READ MORE
