The Origins of 'Privilege' The idea of “privilege”—that some people benefit from unearned, and largely unacknowledged, advantages, even when those advantages aren’t discriminatory —has a pretty long history.
In the nineteen-thirties, W. E. B. Du Bois wrote about the “psychological wage” that enabled poor whites to feel superior to poor blacks; during the civil-rights era, activists talked about “white-skin privilege.” But the concept really came into its own in the late eighties, when Peggy McIntosh, a women’s-studies scholar at Wellesley, started writing about it. The New Yorker: The Origins Of 'Privilege' International Monetary System - New Economic Slavery. Currency Exchange Introduction. Renting vs. Buying a home. CORPORATE FASCISM: The Destruction of America's Middle Class. Britains Invisible Empire: The New Colonialism - Dennis Small Linda de Hoyos. The Money Fix The Almighty Dollar Monetary Reform Documentary (2014) (Full Documentary) Capitalism: A Love Story - Documentary. Four Horsemen - Feature Documentary - Official Version.