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Discusses Arab public opinion on US and Western policies toward conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, in context of Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and war on terrorism.

Howse reviews L'Obsession anti-americaine: Son fonctionnement, ses causes, ses inconsequences (The Anti-American Obsession: How It Operates, Its Causes, and Its Lack of Consequence) by Jean-Francois Revel.

THIS ARTICLE ARGUES THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE BLAMED (THE WORKING-CLASS IN RUSSIA) WANT TO BLAME BACK: THAT THERE IS IN RUSSIA AN ENORMOUS RESERVIOR OF FREE-FLOATING RESENTMENT THAT IS SEEKING AN OBJECT. THE DISCUSSION OF THE DECEMBER ELECTION HAS MISSED THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS LESS FASCIST POLITICS THAN THE ABSENCE OF ANY GENUINE POLITICS AT ALL. FASCISM YOU CAN FIGHT, BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE POLITICS APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE? ZHIRINOVSKY HAS GIVEN THE DRIFTING RESENTMENTS OF ORDINARY RUSSIANS AN OUTLET. COMMUNISM WAS UNIQUE IN HUMAN HISTORY. IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE AND INHUMANE FOLLOWS IT, THAT SYSTEM WILL BE AS HARD TO RECOGNIZE AND AS HARD TO RESPOND TO, AS FASCISM WAS IN ITS TIME.

A GROWING BODY OF PUBLIC OPINION DATA, NEWSPAPER REPORTS, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, AND SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT WHITES FEEL FRUSTRATED AND UNFAIRLY VICTIMIZED BY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PREFERENCES. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH FRUSTRATION ARE UNCERTAIN, BUT THEY MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO RACIAL POLARIZATION ON MANY CAMPUSES, IN WORKPLACES, AND IN POLITICAL LIFE. WHITE RESPONSES TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION QUOTAS ARE PATTERNED IN PART BY SOCIAL CLASS, UNION MEMBERSHIP, AND EDUCATION LEVEL. A RELATED FACTOR AFFECTING RESPONSE OF WHITES HAS BEEN THEIR INSTITUTIONAL LOCATION. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PREFERENCES HAVE MOST AFFECTED YOUNGER WHITES IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. PREFERENCES HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPLEMENTED WITH INCREASING CANDOR AND AGGRESSIVENESS IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.

"In a world increasingly shaped by displacement and migration, refuge is both a coveted right and an elusive promise for millions of people. While refuge is conventionally understood as legal protection, it also transcends narrow judicial definitions. In Lived Refuge, Vinh Nguyen reconceptualizes refuge as an ongoing affective experience and lived relation, rather than a fixed category whose legitimacy is derived from the state. Focusing on Southeast Asian diasporas that formed in the wake of the Vietnam War, Nguyen examines three affective experiences-gratitude, resentment, and resilience-to reveal the actively lived dimensions of refuge. Through multifaceted analyses of literary and cultural productions, Nguyen argues that the meaning of refuge emerges from how displaced people negotiate the kinds of "safety" and "protection" that are offered to (and withheld from) them. In doing so, he lays the framework for an original and compelling understanding of contemporary refugee subjectivity"--

"The recent United States presidential election as well as the responses to the protests about the death of Blacks at the hands of the police has brought forward the question of racism among white voters. In Racial Resentment in the Political Mind, Darren Davis and David Wilson explore the idea that racial resentment, rather than simply racial prejudice, is the basis for growing resistance among whites to efforts to improve the circumstances faced by minorities in the United States. The authors start with the idea that there is growing sentiment among whites that they are "losing-out" and "being cut in line" by Blacks and other minorities, as reflected in an emphasis on diversity and inclusion, multiculturalism, trigger warnings, and political correctness, an increase in African Americans occupying powerful and prestigious positions, and the election of Barack Obama as the first Black president. The culprits, as they see it, are undeserving Blacks, as well as other minorities, who are perceived to benefit unfairly from, and take advantage of, resources that come at whites' expense. This rewarding of unearned resources challenges the status quo and the "rules of the game," especially as they relate to justice and deservingness. These reactions may not stem from racial prejudice or hatred toward Blacks; instead, they may result from threats to whites' sense of justice, entitlement, and status. This sentiment is occurring among everyday citizens who do not subscribe to hate-filled racial or nationalistic ideologies but rather seek to treat everyone respectfully and equally, even those who are different, and understand that rejecting others because of racial prejudice is offensive."--