The divide created by roads/infrastructure. The myth about meritocracy & rugged individualism.

Roads and infrastructure represented much less than progress at times. It is time to give up on the myth of rugged individualism and meritocracy.

Rugged individualism

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• Veronica O. Davis connects the dots on how roads & infrastructure played a part in the divide: Veronica O. Davis discusses her most prescient book, Inclusive transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities. [More]
• American rugged individualism and meritocracy is a farce that kills living in a community: America is not a meritocracy though the merging of meritocracy and rugged individualism narrative fools many in believing the fallacy. [More]
• Progressive Senators Urge Education Department to End Legacy, Donor Preferences in College Admissions: A trio of progressive New England senators on Monday called on U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to use his powers “to even the playing field for college applicants by helping to end preferential treatment” for higher education aspirants who are the children of alumni and donors. “In its June decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the United States Supreme Court once again overturned decades of settled precedent, this time gutting the use of affirmative action in college admissions,” Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote in a letter to Cardona made public Tuesday. “The court’s decision strikes a blow against diversity in higher education while keeping intact harmful practices that advantage the wealthy and well-connected,” the senators asserted. “The U.S. Department of Education must respond.” [More]

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