More Wind?

At times of national crisis, mainstream editors and journalists who live in and near cities like New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles, suddenly notice cultural divides. Even the front pages of the Wall Street Journal testify that it sucks to be poor and that --Oprah and Condi aside-- race, economic, and political status are related.

Will this sudden storm of socio-economic news flashes really lead to a productive national dialog on race, or will we just get more wind?