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What would Dr. King do

From Bad Subjects, what would Dr. King do: The new movement against war and racism. A review of Randall Kennedy's Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal. A review of Shelby Steele's White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Right Era. As more people of color transition between genders, the ways that racism is different for men and women come to the surface. A review of Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans by Jean Pfaelzer. What if our prejudices could be transformed into a force for good? Harvard's Todd Pittinsky suggests a new way to think about social relations.  An interview with Scott E. Page, author of The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools and Societies.