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Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action: Landmark Rulings Hailed as Sweeping Victory for University of Michigan and Colleges Across the Country We go to the steps of the University of Michigan student union and hear the reaction. Students hail the decision as the most important victory in affirmative action in 25 years. Democracy Now! then hosts a roundtable discussion with a leading U. Michigan lawyer and an opponent of affirmative action, leading race critic Manning Marable argues the Supreme Court backed affirmative action to help the U.S. compete under globalized capitalismnot to make reparation or to level the playing field
S.C. Man Charged with Threatening the President's Safety For Holding Protest Sign Brett Bursey goes on trial today for simply holding a sign that read No War For Oil outside a President Bush speech last October.
Teaching Youth Media: Educational Video Center Airs Film at Human Rights Watch Film Festival The Educational Video Center is holding a benefit film screening at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on Wednesday.