Court Voids 10-Year Sentence in Teen Sex Case

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2007 In a 4-3 decision, Georgia's Supreme Court ordered the release of 21-year-old Genarlow Wilson, whose case drew national attention after he was sentenced to 10 years for engaging in oral sex with a consenting 15-year-old girl when he was a 17-year-old high school student. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Supremely Disappointing Court

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 6, 2007 Let me wish the Supreme Court justices a fond farewell as they set out on their summer vacation. We can all rest assured now that they won't do any more damage until the first week in October. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary Gets It

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 A majority of Democratic primary voters are women, and their support for Hillary Clinton goes beyond mere gender profiling -- she's led the fight against the kind of discrimination the Supreme Court now seems eager to protect. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Boys’ Club

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Obama Cools on Affirmative Action

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 15, 2007 Barack Obama doesn't think anyone should cut his two daughters any slack when they apply to college -- not because of their race, at least. In the unlikely event that the Obama family goes broke, then maybe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Give Moms Their Due — They’ve Earned It

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig May 10, 2007 The "mommy wars" are a sad distraction from the rampant unabashed discrimination against working mothers. A recent study showed that just dropping the PTA bomb was enough to send employers into a paranoid mom-bashing tizzy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Colbert Has a Gay Old Time at Dobson’s Expense

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2007 Stephen Colbert (above) mocks "Focus on the Family" host James Dobson for suggesting that the hate crimes legislation passed by the House discriminates against Christians because it would punish gay-bashing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Slur Suit DOA at Top Court

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 The Supreme Court dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by Robert Jordan, an African-American former employee of IBM in Maryland who said he was fired a month after protesting to higher-ups about a racist comment made by a white co-worker in 2002. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Fox Attack on Black America

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2007 The Congressional Black Caucus has agreed to cosponsor two debates with Fox News, one for Democrats and the other for Republicans. But as Robert Greenwald and the folks at Fox Attacks demonstrate in this video, the network has a history of attacking black America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Revisiting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2007 The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network put together this collection of testimonials about the impact of "don't ask, don't tell" on the military and the prevalence of discrimination against gay and lesbian soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Women’s Rights Protesters Arrested in Iran

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2007 More than 32 Iranian women were arrested Sunday for picketing near a Tehran courthouse in which five female activists were on trial for planning a women's rights demonstration last June. The unfortunate irony of this situation became more pronounced when protesters suggested that police were using intimidation to discourage rallies on March 8, International Women's Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Virginia House Finally Regrets Slavery

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2007 Stopping short of a full-blown apology, Virginia's House of Delegates voted unanimously on Friday to issue a statement of "profound regret" over the state's role in the slave trade, "the historic wrongs visited upon native peoples" and "all other forms of discrimination and injustice". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )