Barbara Ehrenreich in The Political Junkie Handbook (2004) by Michael Crane, p. 72
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Crime seems to change character when it crosses a bridge or a tunnel. In the city, crime is taken as emblematic of class and race. In the suburbs, though, it's intimate and psychological / resistant to generalization, a mystery of the individual soul.
— Barbara Ehrenreich on Generalization
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About Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich (August 26, 1941 – September 1, 2022) was a journalist, social critic and honorary co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America.
About Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich (August 26, 1941 – September 1, 2022) was a journalist, social critic and honorary co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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