Going Nowhere Fast – Affirmative Action Opponents Stymied in the States By Amy Wood Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 3-11 Across the country, conservatives are realizing that affirmative action will not easily be eliminated through state legislative action. Despite

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Affirmative Action: Overcoming Disparities Yields Economic Benefits By Amy Wood Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 12-15 Opponents like to argue that affirmative action divides; the reality is that the failure to overcome persistent inequality divides Americans. Affirmative action is

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Republican Effort Backfires: Resounding Defeat for Affirmative Action Foes in Georgia By Ellen Spears and Sarah Torian Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 20-21 Opponents of affirmative action suffered a resounding defeat in the Georgia legislature during the 1998 session,

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Steps Forward and Back: An Affirmative Action Timeline Staff Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 p. 22 1953: Harry Truman’s Committee on Governmental Contract Compliance urged the Bureau of Employment Security to “act positively and affirmatively to implement a policy of

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SRC Survey Results Suggest Broad Support for Fairness Programs By Ellen Spears Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 p. 23 “The country is witnessing a concerted and well-planned campaign to destroy affirmative action for women and minorities. In the end that

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Talking Points: The Truth about Affirmative Action Staff Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 24-25 The recent round of struggle over the future of affirmative action can be traced to events in California in the early 1990s. An anthropologist in

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A Fair Assessment Reviewed by Shirley Jackson Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 27-28 Bryan K. Fair, Notes of a Racial Caste Baby: Color Blindness and the End of Affirmative Action, New York and London: New York University Press,1997. A

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