A walk through New Orleans the day after the Zimmerman verdict.Â
Race & Ethnicity
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Is “Justice for Trayvon” Even Possible?
Thoughts on what the Zimmerman verdict means going forward.
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When Justice Is Blind and Deaf
The verdict in the Zimmerman trial is an affront to the moral logic that makes up half of justice.Â
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The Zimmerman Acquittal Isn’t about “Stand Your Ground”
It’s worse than that.
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It’s Not All Bad News with the GOP and Latinos
But it’s still mostly bad news.
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Affirmative Action’s Ominous Future
Will the Supreme Court strike another blow to affirmative action next term, or will they continue kicking the can down the road?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
All Tomorrow’s Parties
Gay Equality 1, Civil Rights 0 – join us in wondering how to celebrate this Fourth of July. (Hint: not by seeing Johnny Depp’s new movie, that’s for sure.)
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Class-Based Affirmative Action Is Not the Answer
Economic diversity is just as irrelevant to actual equality as racial diversity has been.Â
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Four Lessons Learned from This Year’s Stuffed Supreme Court Docket
Civil rights, affirmative action, same-sex marriage—it was a big year for the country’s high court in 2013. Here are the things you should take away.Â
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The Class-Based Future of Affirmative Action
Progressives must move on from the idea of race-based admissions policies.Â
