Moreover, the group would have remained 100 percent white male had The Nation added all their regular columnists to the mix. Though the focus was the dynamics and impact of anti-communism throughout the world, it also included its impact on foreign policy, public attitudes, on women and the women's movement, the black community, all kinds of politics, repression, etc. These are only three instances of racial and sexual imbalance that could be assembled covering the full range of left projects, publishing, and organizing. My complaint is old hat, yes. Here are some possible explanations of persistent racial and sexual imbalance and my replies.
Accidents are random and go both ways.
This hardly ever happens. Habitual imbalance is racism and sexism. If this is someone's answer, that person should fess up to fancying Klan consciousness l excuse number 4 below. Please, this excuse is only included for logical completeness. Anyone for whom it applies needs more help than this column can offer, even if their delusions stem from ignorance rather than venality.