• Clarence Thomas Compares Affirmative Action to Slavery

    David Corn, Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones, tackles U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ comments following the court’s ruling in the Abigail Fisher v. University of Texas case, particularly Thomas’ comparisons of the arguments for slavery to those for affirmative action.  In the moments after the decision was released, legal experts disagreed on how much impact it could…

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