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...bigots. Neither condones violence or the persecution of minorities. But both see themselves as possessing a certain superiority -- cultural in France, ethnic in Japan -- and they are uncomfortable with the presence of aliens. Such largely unspoken social attitudes frequently provide the grist for demagogic politicians to transform into blatantly racist actions and policies. But as the following reports also illustrate, the governments in Paris and Tokyo are increasingly aware of their problem and are trying to deal with both public outrages and long-standing prejudices...
...Mike Brennan (Nick Nolte) is a good cop. He is also a murderer and a racist -- but then, in this study of New York's finest, who isn't? Director Sidney Lumet creates an atmosphere of relentless, compelling viciousness, where cops and crooks have the same dirt under their nails -- and on their tongues...
...nurturing tolerance. Instead, many campuses seem to distill the free-floating bigotries of American society into a lethal brew. Since 1986, according to the Baltimore-based National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence, more than 250 colleges and universities, including top schools such as Brown, Smith and Stanford, have reported racist incidents ranging from swastikas painted on the walls to violent attacks and death threats...
Each week brings fresh news of vicious attacks, racist slurs and intimidation on campus. The Carnegie Foundation details the "breakdown of civility" and the risks ahead for colleges trying to rebuild community. At Harvard, a black law professor votes with his feet: until the university adds a "woman of color" to the tenured faculty, Derrick Bell is on strike...
There is, the woman tells the man waiting in the darkened theater, a secret to success in a racist world and a prejudiced profession. That secret is laughter...