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  • The Politics of Race and Class in the City

    Are class conflicts within the African American Community changing the nature of racial solidarity? We’ll explore the issue this hour with Mary Pattillo, professor of sociology and African American studies at Northwestern University. Her new book is “Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City” (University of Chicago Press, 2007).

  • Drought in Texas

    Is the drought over? Not by a long shot according to the Texas Observer. This hour we’ll discuss how the drought is affecting rural Texas and what legislators are doing about it with David Pasztor, Managing Editor of the Texas Observer which has a package of drought-related stories in the current issue.