More from William Julius Wilson

  1. I maintain that the period during the first half of the 1990s, the period in which rising inequality reached its peak, was a period in whic…
  2. I think that social tensions have lessened because of the strong economy, and now is a time where people are concerned about promoting equa…
  3. I am not an Ivory Tower intellectual.
  4. If a multiracial citizen's coalition were in place, it would have the muscle to pressure national public officials to consider seriously th…
  5. Good research clearly indicates that Americans would support affirmative action programs that capture the idea of equal opportunity.
  6. If we could create the conditions that make racism difficult, or discourage it, then there would be less stress and less need for affirmati…
  7. During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged gr…
  8. If you're talking about the narrow issue of public assistance, I would like to see us move to a more healthy system.

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