WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the State Department are being sued by a diplomat who claims she was discriminated ag...
Norm Stamper | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
In 1976, 30 of my 31 police officers confessed to on-the-job use of the most vile, invective, racist language you can imagine. How do we confront the barefaced bigotry we see today?
Washington Post | Amy Gardner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
As chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, McDonnell sat at the head of the proceedings, with his Senate counterpart next to him and commit...
The Independent | By Robert Verkaik | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home
Women working in banks and other financial institutions told the EHRC that workers who become pregnant routinely face redundancy, and that recruitment...
Natale Zimmer | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
While there is much to be gained through passage of current health reform proposals, Congress' best intentions will be overshadowed if age discrimination is written into federal law.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living
I am disappointed with the recent Times article that claims that married people tend to be healthier than single people. Here's why the piece is misleading.
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics
Whether he likes it or not, Gates stands as America's new 21st Century Poster Child for "racial profiling."
Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics
Mayor Larry Kiker made national headlines this week by firing Scott Janke, the Fort Myers Beach, FL town manager, for marrying a woman who works in adult videos.
Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media
The white-male affirmative action which bozos like George Bush benefited from undermine healthy competition and produce bad results.
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.13.2009 | World
What should be clear to everyone in the UAE is that sex outside marriage is against the law. This is not France. What isn't clear is whether the implementation of this law is even-handed.
Carol M. Swain | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
The Ricci v. Defano decision offers an important opportunity for Obama to take a leadership role in advancing policies and remedies that will ameliorate, rather than exacerbate, racial tensions.
Irasema Garza | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
The Supreme Court's ruling last week in Ricci vs. DeStefano should not be understated: the decision threatens to undermine the vital function of the country's historic civil rights legislation.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
Stonewall was an expression of power and identity in the face of forced anonymity and oppression. The raid at Fort Worth is a different story altogether.
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
It seemed okay in 2008 for a University Professor to harass a Muslim student and get away with it.
Shahid Buttar | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
Our nation continues to undermine international law by sweeping torture under the rug, with serious implications going forward.
Steve Hildebrand | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
The children and workers in this country need Obama to protect them on the playground and in the workplace.
Emma Coleman Jordan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business
Justice Scalia, writing for the Court in a 5-4 decision, held that judicial enforcement of state laws was not preempted by a regulation issued by the Comptroller of the Currency.
Sabria Jawhar | Posted 07.26.2009 | World
Muslim women locked in a tyrannical chokehold by Muslim men can rest easy. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is ready to rescue us.
Eric Alterman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Media
The debate over Sotomayor's "priorities" has shed next to no light on the nominee views or decisions, but has proven awfully revealing about the state of conservatives' collective neuroses.
Robert D. Patterson | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics
I really wanted to help them understand that despite the positive changes in the current political landscape, they will need to be prepared for the inevitable backlash.
Sherman Yellen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living
In a society where we are cautioned to avoid waste, what a squandering of human resources occurs in our toxic age discrimination. Art, like life, needs the tonic mix of generations to thrive.
Lanny Davis | Posted 07.03.2009 | Home
If there were a "one-innocent-gaffe rule" that disqualified people from holding public office in Washington, there would probably be no one left in Washington holding public office.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living
The emotional fallout of Susan Boyle's unexpected and disappointing defeat on Saturday night was clearly devastating. The front-runner failed to take ...
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics
One day, as a society, we will look back at the absurdity of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals as something as abhorrent as racial discrimination.
AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics