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Affirmative action
Affirmative action news and analysis from The Nation
December 10, 2018
Anti-discrimination and affirmative-action rules don’t help the Americans who need them the most.
January 10, 2018
Kenneth Marcus has a history of opposing affirmative action and attacking the First Amendment rights of Israel critics.
August 3, 2017
Experts weigh in on what it would mean for the DOJ to sue colleges and universities for discriminating against white students.
June 29, 2016
Scalia’s death and Kennedy’s willingness to change his mind had enormous consequences.
March 24, 2016
Resume “whitening,” according to a new study, is still an effective way to land an interview—even among “equal opportunity” employers.
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March 22, 2016
You wouldn’t know it from reading the media, but huge numbers have turned out to preserve the rule of law and the gains of social democracy.
December 30, 2015
Administrators’ vague rhetoric about diversity and inclusion won’t end a growing movement to make universities reimagine themselves.
December 16, 2015
Once race-conscious admissions stopped being about equity and reparation, the only argument for it was the enrichment of white students. That was never going to hold up.
December 9, 2015
What makes Abigail Fisher think she’s a victim? And how does her rhetoric impact students of color?
October 19, 2015
With zero African-American managers and only one Latino manager, baseball needs an affirmative-action policy with actual teeth.
