Forget Being "Borked," She's Been "Sotomayored"
It's clear the conservative press has little interest in ascertaining the veracity of right-wing smears against Sotomayor before advancing them.
It's clear the conservative press has little interest in ascertaining the veracity of right-wing smears against Sotomayor before advancing them.
The New Haven Independent | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics
As firefighter Frank Ricci arrived in the nation's capital for his moment in the spotlight, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch came to the his defense against an a...
Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics
Sotomayor is the most qualified judge to approach the Senate for Supreme Court confirmation in at least 70 years. This should cause the GOP to take a long "reflective pause" and frankly back off.
Nan Aron | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
In Ricci v. DeStefano, the five conservatives on the Supreme Court struck a blow against this nation's most effective weapon for eliminating discrimination from our workplaces.
Nicolaus Mills | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
The tributes to Jackson have come with a high political price. They have deflected attention from the most racially charged and economically important Supreme Court decision in years.
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.
Dalton Conley | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
If we want to ensure true equality of opportunity, we need to focus on disadvantaged groups long before kids take the SATs or firefighters take an "externally validated" exam.
Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
At some point, the surgeon has to pick up the knife; the fire captain has to send his people into the burning building. They need to know what they're doing.
Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics
How can public institutions achieve "diversity" in a way that's fair and legal?
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics
The White House insisted on Monday that the political dynamics behind Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination had not changed with the Supreme Cour...
AP/Huffington Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics
The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision t...
Karl Frisch | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media