Would Class-Based Admissions Be Better?

By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica Jun 26, 2013 Affirmative action lives for now. But there was enough in Monday's Supreme Court opinion to suspect it will be diminished further in time, which makes it an opportune moment to think again about what some people think could be a fairer and more palatable way of ensuring diversity on America's campuses -- class-based affirmative action. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision: A Whimper, Not a Bang

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 24, 2013 The Supreme Court on Monday finally issued a ruling on the case challenging the University of Texas at Austin's race-conscious admissions program that it heard eight months ago, but it was by no means a sweeping decision on the issue of affirmative action. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Waiting for Abigail Fisher

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 4, 2013 Monday mornings at the Supreme Court in May and June are opinion days, so where is the opinion in Fisher v. University of Texas? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

An Improbable ‘Fraternity’

Shaun Randol / Truthdig Mar 30, 2013 How did a pioneering group of students that included future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas get into College of the Holy Cross, and how did they become leaders in American sports, culture, law and business? Author Diane Brady discusses what attracted her to their story. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

What Abigail Fisher’s Affirmative Action Case Is Really About

By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica Mar 21, 2013 Even if Fisher received points for her race and every other personal achievement factor, the letter she received in the mail from the University of Texas still would have said no. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How to Save Affirmative Action

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 18, 2012 The Supreme Court might force defenders of affirmative action to adopt less conventional but equally effective means of promoting diversity on college campuses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Three Recent Supreme Court Decisions That Reveal Dangerous Intentions

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 6, 2012 As the country waits in fear and loathing for the high tribunal to drop the dime on Obamacare, we might do well to parse the damage Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues have already done this term to our collective rights and liberties.As the country waits for a decision on Obamacare, we might do well to parse the damage Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues have already done this term to our collective rights and liberties. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

High Court Scrutinizing Affirmative Action at Colleges

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2012 A hot-button issue from the ’80s and ’90s has come up once again at the U.S. Supreme Court: affirmative action on the college level. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Affirmative Action for Ugly People

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 Research over the years has shown that attractive people tend to reap economic rewards, from higher salaries and more promotions to lower interest rates on mortgages. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cinematic Racism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 Major American movies primarily star white actors; poor white students fall behind black peers in the U.K.; and a Chinese college nixes its plan to prohibit PDA. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fear of a ‘Multicultural’ Nation

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Feb 11, 2010 Fear that America is becoming overrun and unsafe because of people of color undoubtedly stems in part from media-generated images, but a fear of the other also is a big factor.Tom Tancredo's tea party rant speaks to a cultural fear that America is becoming overrun and unsafe because of people of color. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

On Race and Pat Buchanan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2009 Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on reverse discrimination and corrects some of the "facts" Pat Buchanan spewed on her show in a heated debate the two had on affirmative action and race. Watch this clip from last night's "Rachel Maddow Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )