thephan wrote:Not a single comment on slavery reparations. Qow, its old new at this point

But at the other end of the spectrum, you take places like Atlanta, Georgia; or Charlotte, North Carolina; or much of the southeast of the U.S., and you have rates of upward mobility below four-and-a-half percent. Lower than any country for which we currently have data.

DUBNER: So that shouldn’t really, I guess, surprise us if you know a little bit about the makeup and history of the United States and the fact that we are states that have different policies, different populations and then obviously counties and cities that really differ a lot.

CHETTY: Yeah, I think that’s right. But I think that line of thinking would lead you to think that most of this variation is regional. But what’s perhaps more surprising is that as we zoom in more finely we continue to find almost as much variation. So kids growing up in San Francisco, for example, have about twice the chance of climbing from the bottom to top as kids just across the Bay Bridge in Oakland.

Houshphandzadeh wrote:yeah, I forget sometimes that I don't post in this thread, especially not to refute a determined idiot. African American wealth is a shred of white wealth relative to population and it only gets worse over time. there has been no successful affirmative action project

"It will be called 'A Salute To America' and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favorite President, me!"

CalvinBall wrote:That Feinstein video is bad. So many people were like the clip is just edited! You have to see the whole thing! But the whole thing is worse, so...?

Their condemnation came in the wake of an unsual denouncement from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, which took to Twitter on Friday to express support ort for a statement issued by American Jewish Committee. The AJC comment, which was published on Thursday, described Otzma Yehudit as “reprehensible” and noted that in the past, the large parties in Israel refused to cooperate with such extremist forces.

Netanyahu rival and Hosen L'Yisrael chairman Benny Gantz also backed criticism against the prime minister. "The unusual response by AIPAC, an organization that does not routinely deal with internal Israeli politics, proves that Benjamin Netanyahu again crossed ethical lines just so he could hold on to his seat, while hurting Israel's character, Jewish morale and our important relations with U.S. Jewry."
Labor MK Itzik Shmuli said in response to the prime minister's comments: "Every Israeli should thank AIPAC and AJC for their firm and resolute stance against Netanyahu's abhorrent alliance with the Kahanists."