2003

Beyond Fisher v. Texas: The Ongoing Threat to Diversity

Peter Aranda | Posted 03.13.2012

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Peter Aranda

"Diversity is the last man standing, the sole remaining legal justification for racial preferences in deciding who can study at public universities."

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Jason Cherkis

'It Felt Like A War Zone': Recent Oakland Police Violence Recalls 2003 Incident

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Nearly three weeks ago, the Oakland Police Department made international headlines when it razed Occupy Oakland's encampment under a hai...

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Tribeca Film Exclusive Interview: Alex Gibney's Catching Hell -- Sports: The Dark Side

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 07.05.2011

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Cynthia Ellis

Can catching a ball for your favorite baseball team, in front of millions of fans, literally ruin your life? This very scenario is the subject of Alex Gibney's brilliant new documentary, Catching Hell.

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2000-2009: America's Lost Decade

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Burnett

When historians update the history of the United States and ponder when we lost our way and punted the mantle of global supremacy to China, they'll conclude this past decade was the turning point.

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Lieberman, Republicans and Why Change Still Means Something

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John R. Bohrer

Lieberman is too egotistic (and from too blue of a state) to come out and admit that his sole purpose is to block reform from happening. But Michael Steele isn't.

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