Adolph Reed is emeritus professor of political science at the University of
Pennsylvania. He recently appeared with journalists Katie Halper and Matt Taibbi on their pod/video cast Useful Idiots.
Taibbi asks Prof. Reed to discuss the best-selling book White Fragility. Reed then expands his horizons and places the book in the broader context of the “anti-racist” movement currently at work in this country.
Reed discusses ways in which much of the energy invested in liberal anti-racism efforts become a shallow distraction
from the far more significant underlying structural issues of class division, neo-liberal economics, and the bi-partisan political hierarchy defending the status quo.
I happen to agree 100% with the professor.
Here is the link to his interview. He begins speaking at about the 57:40 mark. I encourage you to take a listen.
