Discrimination

Is Fat the New Black?

Patt Morrison | Posted 07.10.2008 | Living


Patt Morrison

More than ageism, and now at least as much as racism, fat-ism is running amok -- worse now than it was in the 1990s, and virtually unprotected by any laws.

iPhone: Women, Fat People Feel Alienated

Silicon Alley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 06.26.2008 | Business


Only one-third of Apple iPhone buyers are women. This is an improvement over the old ratio--one-fourth--but it's still nothing to be proud of. Why are...

America's Image and Race Beyond Black and White

Sam Sedaei | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

The world's grievances with the US have little to do with its history of slavery. Most of the world is more concerned with how America treats other ethnicities, beyond black.

Even Bigger than The Hype: Obama's Candidacy as World-Historical

Shahid Buttar | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Shahid Buttar

But even though racial inequities persist, there is no doubt that the first black President will be a milestone, a watershed seemingly unthinkable before Obama's meteoric candidacy.

What to Do About Hate?

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

Please post below any suggestion on what to do about people who hate. I cannot get out of my mind the kinds of things that were said to volunteers who were canvassing for Barack Obama.

Recession Takes a Toll on America's Women

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

To get through this recession we must make sure that the livelihoods of all Americans -- particularly women -- are protected by sound laws and policies.

A Scout Is ... Queer?

Terrance Heath | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Terrance Heath

A few weeks ago, I got an email from the National Eagle Scout Association. (Yes, I'm an Eagle Scout.) Now I've got a dilemma. See, the Boy Scouts aren't all that keen on queers.

NY Women's Agenda Spotlights the Need for Equal Pay Legislation

Debra Condren | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


Debra Condren

The NY City Council is holding a hearing to review two resolutions in support of state and federal fair pay legislation.

A Company In Need Of Change

David Nassar | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business


David Nassar

Every day Wal-Mart refuses to put enough money forward to adequately fund their employees health care, and associates pay the price.

I RESENT THAT

Debra Condren | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living


Debra Condren

As women, how can we deal with male co-workers who are, say, socially inept, professionally awkward, make inappropriate comments, but aren't harassing...

Punished for Being Pregnant

Pamela Paul | Posted 03.20.2008 | Living


Pamela Paul

There's a lot governments and corporations and individual bosses need to do to fix this maternal profiling mess. But it's time women (and come on, men, too) started getting angry, loudly, about it.

Racism and Rankism: We Won't Eradicate the One Until We Take on the Other

Robert Fuller | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics


Robert Fuller

We can learn to disallow the indignities that result from abuses of the power signified by rank much as we are learning to disallow color as grounds for discrimination.

We Are Here Because Of Ashley

Karen Russell | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics


Karen Russell

The cynics will continue to blather on about Rev. Wright and the politics of guilt by association. Others, like me, will be inspired by Obama's call to action and continue this provocative and healing dialogue on race.

Black Magic Is A Hoop Dream

Karen Russell | Posted 03.15.2008 | Entertainment


Karen Russell

Black Magic is an entertaining, engaging and emotional look at the all-but forgotten players and coaches from the Historical Black Colleges and Universities.

Ending Discrimination in Health Insurance

Rep. Steve Kagen | Posted 02.14.2008 | Politics


Rep. Steve Kagen

The grim reality is our Constitution does protect you against discrimination, until you become ill. My legislation puts discrimination where it belongs -- in the past.

A Policy Unbecoming

Bruce Kluger | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics


Bruce Kluger

In the 15 years since Bill Clinton approved the provocative "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" plan, the social stigma often tagged to homosexuality has, in many cases, dropped away like molting feathers.

Your Genes Made You Do It? Guilt, Innocence, and Behavioral Genetics

Dan Agin | Posted 01.14.2008 | Living


Dan Agin

There is now a current interest in the legal community in modern behavioral genetics and in the idea that since behavior may be controlled by genetics, what does "responsibility" mean?

In Offense of Hip-Hop

Orlando Lima | Posted 11.20.2007 | Media


Orlando Lima

Hip-hop accounts for more empowering music, artwork, dance and writing than any other cultural movement in the history of our country.

ENDA Will Never Be a Long Term Solution for Anyone, Anyway

Kate Bornstein | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics


Kate Bornstein

ENDA would have mostly protected people who cleaned up well enough to get a job in the first place: straight-looking people.

Second Class Even In Death

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.01.2007 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

A generation of gay men that died of AIDS in this country have been slapped today; they are citizens not entitled to the same rights as a dead Iraqi war veteran.

This is Not a Christian Nation

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

If I wanted to live in a place where your race, ethnicity or religion mattered, there were plenty of other countries to choose from.

It's Time for Congress to Help Bring LGBT Employees Out of the Shadows at Work

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 09.19.2007 | Politics


Deborah J. Vagins

LGBT Americans find their livelihoods are placed in jeopardy when they take the bold step of coming out.


 

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