In 1982 the historian Barbara Fields called it "that favorite question of American social scientists—whether race or class 'variables' better explain 'American reality'" and more than 40 years later that question is still ubiquitous in U.S. research.

RT @DanielDenvir: This essay from @bentarnoff is so so good correct and funny

RT @its_mccarthy: Michael Burawoy understood that because the political project of socialism changes with history, Marxism itself has conti…

RT @haramcart: Every Democrat tweet now reads like this

RT @janetjwang: As we mourn Michael Burawoy, a brilliant scholar who envisioned and fought for a better world, let us remember his words an…

RT @emanabdelhadi: Dr Burawoy was one of the few senior sociologists who stood unequivocally against the genocide. He did so loudly and elo…

RT @MichaelRMuniz: Deeply saddened by the passing of Michael Burawoy. A giant has fallen. I mourn him with his thousands of students and co…

RT @grundrza: Michael Burawoy on why sociologists must fight for Palestine:

RT @bhbradlow: Michael Burawoy's concluding lines to his book "Public Sociology" (2021).

RT @Tanvim: I wrote this in Nov, 2023 — people were losing their grand nieces and hearing their sister talk about the smell of blood and bu…

RT @Tanvim: I wrote about the people in Dearborn who didn’t want to vote for Biden. They were losing family members every day — and Biden (…

@grundrza I am so so sorry for your loss

RT @grundrza: To the only person who could convince me to embrace the label “sociologist”: it admittedly took until a couple of years ago t…

RT @PanasonicDX4500: the grammy winner for best new artist just dedicated her speech to calling out how disruptive and dehumanizing it was…

RT @dudeimnormal: this is why i don’t understand ppl on the left and their doomerism. how do you witness what is being done to gaza for ove…

RT @dieworkwear: I do! — Think of dress as social language — Buy less, buy better — Wear a finishing layer — Advocate for affordable housi…

RT @stschrader1: Thrilled about this late-breaking postdoc opportunity at Johns Hopkins. Please share with anyone who might be interested i…

RT @RepRashida: It is disgusting that Members of Congress benefit financially when they vote to pass more funding for war. We need to ban M…

RT @dcli: this provision is the heart of trump's executive order cracking down on palestine activism. it sets up a framework to encourage-…

RT @veenadubal: A really eye opening moment for young me was hearing a labor organizer ask, “If capital can cross borders, why can’t labor?…

RT @keithdorejel: It’s funny because the centrist narrative is that progressives are the most disloyal to the party and useful idiots for T…