The Con of Diversity

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Jul 8, 2018 Racial diversity in the hands of the ruling elites—political and corporate—is a tool for preserving white privilege, wealth and power. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump to Rescind Obama-Era Guidance on Affirmative Action

ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Jul 3, 2018 The policy shift would give schools and universities the federal government's blessing to take a race-neutral approach to the students they consider for admission. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Black and Hispanic Representation Shrinks at Top Colleges

Emily Wells / Truthdig Aug 24, 2017 A new report shows little change in freshman enrollment disparities, despite decades of affirmative action. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action at the University of Texas

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2016 The top court ruled 4-3 Thursday morning that particular considerations of race in the University of Texas admissions process are constitutional. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck: Facebook Meeting Felt ‘Like Affirmative Action for Conservatives’

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2016 The political pundit believes the tech company is not suppressing any political viewpoints, but he sees some troubling signs with the movement he loves. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

After Antonin Scalia’s Death, What’s Next for the Supreme Court?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 14, 2016 In addition to causing stalemates on cases in progress, the justice's passing is likely to unleash a pitched battle to name his successor and generate a key issue in the fight for the presidency. Updated Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Public Sector Unions Pin Hopes on Antonin Scalia Going Rogue

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 12, 2016 The conservative Supreme Court justice holds the key to their fate in a case with blockbuster potential. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The 2015 SCOTUS Awards: A Look Back at the Highs, Lows and Yearly Shenanigans of the Supreme Court

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 29, 2015 Justice Antonin Scalia earned his stripes as the court’s loosest cannon for his remarks on Obamacare and same-sex marriage, while Justice Clarence Thomas was honored for making it through his ninth year without asking a single question during oral arguments. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 5 Possible Outcomes

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 11, 2015 If onetime University of Texas aspirant Abigail Fisher prevails on all of her claims, the last tepid vestiges of race-conscious affirmative action will end at public colleges and universities throughout the land. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

May It Displease the Court: Race and Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2015 A book on the U.S. Supreme Court justice reveals the bruising backstory to the Texas affirmative action case set to be heard again this fall. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Truthdigger of the Week: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

BLANK Apr 27, 2014 Sotomayor's eloquent dissent against the decision to allow Michigan to discriminate by race and sex in the college admissions process has the power to wake those asleep in the dream of our country's presumed inevitable progress.Sotomayor's dissent against the decision to allow Michigan to discriminate by race and sex has the power to wake those asleep in the dream of our country's inevitable progress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )