he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in

America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.
Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation
Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.

he classic and deeply prescient collection that explores

the multifaceted nature of race, class, and identity in
America, from one of our most insightful and iconoclastic
intellectuals
“A must-read for thinking leftists.” —Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Hailed by Publishers Weekly for its “forceful” and “bracing opinions on race and
politics,” Class Notes is a collection of critic Adolph Reed Jr.’s clearest thinking on
matters of race, class, and other American dilemmas. With barbed wit, Reed takes aim
against the solipsistic, individualistic approaches of identity politics, and in favor of
class-based political interpretation and action. Reed leaves no topic untouched, from
the myth that there exists a particular kind of “Black Anti-Semitism,” to the grift
perpetuated by commentators who claim to speak for groups solely based on their
identity categories.

Adolph Reed Jr. remains one of our most controversial and necessary interpreters of
American politics. These essays illustrate why Reed is “the smartest person of any race,
class, or gender writing on race, class, and gender” (Katha Pollitt). Class Notes is a
classic text that signposts a path for the Left—out of essentialist gridlock and into
meaningful, goal-oriented mass politics.