All posts tagged "Discrimination"
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Singles Boycotting Tinder Over Alleged Ageism
Are Tinder's new policies ageist?
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U.S. Drug Policy: Civil Rights Issue or Fair Enforcement?
The War on Drugs has led to mass incarceration, but is it a Civil Rights issue?
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Saks Defends Discrimination Against Transgender Employee
Department store Saks Fifth Avenue has been hit with a discrimination suit following its firing of a transgender...
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Affirmative Action Laws: A History of Political Controversy
In our increasingly diverse society, one debate that's pretty common to hear floating around is about "affirmative action."...
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NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade to Finally Include LGBT Groups
Good news for those who are both gay and have Irish pride: next year, New York City will...
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It Happens Every Day: Pregnant Woman Fired for Being Pregnant
A young woman in Houston, TX, claims that she was just fired for being pregnant. The woman, who...
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Iowa Law Legal Battle Sheds Light on Academic Diversity
After nearly six years of legal battles, Teresa Wagner was just granted a new trial against the University...
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WARNING: The Christians Are Coming for Your Civil Liberties
The Hobby Lobby ruling, not even a month old, is already proving to be disturbingly broad. Ruth Bader...
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Gay is NOT the New Black
“Gay really is the new black,” proclaimed Daily News columnist John McWhorter in a recent article. John McWhorter...
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The National Gay Blood Drive: A Call for Change
On Friday, gay and bisexual men participated in the second annual National Gay Blood Drive. The drive's goal...
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Rethinking Discrimination Suits in Light of Buffalo Jills, Donald Sterling
It’s no secret that many Americans feel there are too many lawsuits in this country. If you’ve ever...
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Holder Speaks Out Against Felon Voting Ban
Attorney General Eric Holder shined a spotlight on state voting laws this week when he spoke out against voting...
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Why Constitutional Interpretation Matters
My most recent assignment at my current think-tank internship was to write a report on the 2008 book,The...
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Thursdays at Barneys
“Can’t a young get money anymore?” Prophetic words indeed from the twenty-first century’s most...
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Congress, Make it Stop: You Can Still Get Fired for Being Gay
Happy November, folks! Has everyone ditched their spooky, jack-o-lantern-themed front door decorations for some good, old-fashioned hand turkeys?...
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Commonsense Etiquette or Blatant Sexism?
In the workplace, there are certain parameters of acceptable behavior that are common knowledge, and then it is...
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Battle Royal: Justice Department Challenges States on Voting Rights Laws
The Justice Department is gearing up to take aggressive legal action in a string of voting rights cases...
