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racial discrimination
October 3, 2022
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Matt Ford
The Precedent-Shredding Supreme Court Takes Aim at Racial Discrimination
The high court is set to hear two major cases that could allow the conservative majority to redefine the Equal Protection Clause.
March 23, 2022
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Timothy Noah
Ted Cruz Attacked Ketanji Brown Jackson for Affiliating With a Private School Like the One Where He Sends His Daughters
Washington’s Georgetown Day School does indeed teach inclusion—kind of like Houston’s elite St. John’s School.
January 24, 2022
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Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Gets Ready to End Affirmative Action
Conservative legal activists looking to roll back the legal remedies for historical racial discrimination couldn’t ask for a more accommodating high court.
October 8, 2020
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Nick Martin
North Carolina’s Labyrinthine Voting Nightmare
A mix of Trumpian meddling, legal holdups, and a bureaucratic mess is putting Black voters at risk this election.
July 21, 2020
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Bruce Bartlett
The Ultimate White Fragility
White people in not-insignificant numbers maintain a persistent belief that they’re the ones suffering historic levels of racial discrimination.
June 29, 2020
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Bruce Bartlett
The Western Origins of the “Southern Strategy”
The untold story of the ideological realignment that upended the nation
June 11, 2020
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Timothy Noah
The Black Wage Gap Matters
The grim state of racial economic inequality should sicken our consciences.
January 13, 2020
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Samer Kalaf
The NFL Owners’ Unyielding Commitment to White Coaches
The Rooney Rule is supposed to ensure that candidates of color get a fair shot in the hiring process, but it's devolved into a sham.
January 13, 2020
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Melissa Gira Grant
Culture War in the Workplace
Inside the court battle over trans employment discrimination
March 12, 2018
Matt Ford
The Case Against Jaywalking Laws
They're enforced disproportionately against black Americans, sometimes with fatal results.
September 9, 2016
Paige Welch
Inside The Protests That Changed Miss America
December 11, 2015
Jamil Smith
Daniel Holtzclaw, the cop accused of sexually abusing 13 black women in Oklahoma, is going to prison now.
October 30, 2015
Jamil Smith
Hillary Clinton's Racial Justice Platform Is Finally Taking Shape
Amidst protests, the Democratic frontrunner announced three new platform initiatives Friday
October 30, 2015
Spencer Amdur
The Supreme Court Takes On the All-White Jury
The high court on Monday will confront a sordid history of juror suppression
April 29, 2014
Chris Elmendorf
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Doug Spencer
Last Week's Affirmative Action Setback Could Be a Boost to Voting Rights
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