Affirmative Action - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/affirmative_action/?source=rss&aim=affirmative_action en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT What color are Chinese South Africans? Andrew Leonard Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/19/chinese_declared_black/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/19/chinese_declared_black/index.html?source=rss According to the country's High Court, they are now considered "black" The New York Times weighs in on the "boy crisis" Lori Leibovich Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/10/boys_who_coast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/10/boys_who_coast/index.html?source=rss An exhaustive article looks at why college women soar, while their male counterparts slack. Dear college applicant, So sorry to hear you're a girl ... Sarah Karnasiewicz Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/23/college_admissions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/23/college_admissions/index.html?source=rss An admissions officer apologizes to all the qualified girls she's had to reject in favor of boys. The campus crusade for guys By Sarah Karnasiewicz Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/15/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/02/15/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss Worried about the steadily declining number of male students, some colleges and universities appear to be practicing affirmative action for men. Alito's ugly association By Joe Conason Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/01/13/alito_controversy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/01/13/alito_controversy/index.html?source=rss His membership in a racist, reactionary group at Princeton reveals the unsavory face of conservatism. Avenging angel of the religious right By Max Blumenthal Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/01/06/ahmanson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/01/06/ahmanson/index.html?source=rss Quirky millionaire Howard Ahmanson Jr. is on a mission from God to stop gay marriage, fight evolution, defeat "liberal" churches -- and reelect George W. Bush. Letters Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/letters/2003/06/26/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/letters/2003/06/26/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss Readers react to articles on Monday's Supreme Court decision and the ever contentious debate over affirmative action. A difficult, divisive issue Compiled by Laura McClure and Mark Follman Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/06/24/michigan_reacts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/06/24/michigan_reacts/index.html?source=rss Top thinkers on race relations say Monday's Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action herald another generation of opportunity and another generation of conflict. Right ruling, wrong reasons By Joan Walsh Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/06/24/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/06/24/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court did the right thing by upholding affirmative action -- but by pretending that racial preferences don't harm anyone, it showed that America still can't talk straight about race. Letters Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/letters/2003/05/15/jayson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/letters/2003/05/15/jayson/index.html?source=rss Readers respond to "The Forbidden Truth About Jayson Blair," by Eric Boehlert. Legacy of the Tulia drug sting By Arianna Huffington Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/04/09/tulia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/04/09/tulia/index.html?source=rss Thirteen people remain locked up in Texas on the word of a corrupt cop. In the bucks-for-busts world of drug task forces, that's not an aberration. Bush's bogus "reverse racism" charge By Robert Scheer Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2003/01/23/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2003/01/23/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss How does a guy whose pedigree opened doors all the way to the White House get away with pretending to believe in meritocracy? Diversity drama at the University of California By Pamela Burdman Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/06/24/uc_diversity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/06/24/uc_diversity/index.html?source=rss Black, Latino and Native American student numbers plunged when affirmative action ended. Now U.C. says they're back up -- but a close look at enrollment tells a more complex story. Secrets and lies By Cathy Young Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/03/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/03/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss The most pernicious thing about racial preferences is the culture of concealment that they spawn. "PC, M.D." by Sally Satel By Ivan Oransky Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/02/12/pcmd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/02/12/pcmd/index.html?source=rss A doctor argues that affirmative action and ignoramus patients organizations are ruining American healthcare. Will whites ever vote to improve life for black Americans? Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/21/patriotism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/21/patriotism/index.html?source=rss By Philip A. Klinkner Elian! Nature trumps politics By Camille Paglia Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2000/04/26/cpelian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/pagl/2000/04/26/cpelian/index.html?source=rss Enough is enough! Lazaro's a strutting bullyboy, Marisleysis is a hysterical narcissist; Ralph Nader may get my vote; and Phyllis Diller vs. Gloria Steinem. A "poison" divides us By Alicia Montgomery Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/27/connerly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/27/connerly/index.html?source=rss The man who has made it a personal mission to destroy affirmative action one state at a time explains why the policy is so damaging. Confessions of a former self-hating white person By Joan Walsh Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/17/guilty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/17/guilty/index.html?source=rss It took a broken heart to teach me that guilty white liberals aren't the solution to America's racial strife, but part of the problem. What went wrong? By Max J. Castro Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/10/florida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/10/florida/index.html?source=rss The Florida governor's kindler, gentler affirmative action reform draws a firestorm of protest from the very people it aims to help. Who's your daddy? By Alisa Roth Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/01/14/uva_admissions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/01/14/uva_admissions/index.html?source=rss The University of Virginia acknowledges it tracks applicants based on their parents' donor potential. The kingmaker speaks By Fred Branfman and David Weir Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/11/choate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/11/choate/index.html?source=rss Pat Choate, the man behind the strategy to craft a left-right-center coalition with Pat Buchanan out front, reveals the plan to seize the White House next year. Black and right By Ray Sawhill Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/11/10/sowell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/11/10/sowell/index.html?source=rss Thomas Sowell talks about the arrogance of liberal elites and the loneliness of the black conservative. The test that took over By Caleb Crain Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/10/01/bigtest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/10/01/bigtest/index.html?source=rss Nicholas Lemann flunks the SAT-worshipping American meritocracy. Bill Bradley: The next black president? By Keith Moore Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/08/11/bradley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/08/11/bradley/index.html?source=rss His campaign purports to make race a central issue, but so far it's more style than substance.