[lbo-talk] zimmerman not guilty

[Marv Gandall]

Louis Proyect has been posting some excellent stuff on US racism on his blog and the Marxmail list in recent days. Here he discusses the Trayvon Martin case within that context:

http://louisproyect.org/2013/07/14/thoughts-on-a-post-racial-lynching/

Louis also points to Juan Cole's latest, describing, among other things, the differing perceptions held by whites and blacks as to the current extent of racism in America:

http://www.juancole.com/2013/07/african-americans-numbers.html

Michael Smith might want to reconsider his comment: "I find harping about racism (or, worse yet, 'structural racism') so tiresome and retro..."