In The Washington Post, Gloria Feldt praises the television show “Friday Night Lights” for its portrayal of abortion as a viable and respectable option in the case of an unwanted pregnancy. Feldt describes the episode:”I feared that the series would trea…
E. J. Dionne, Jr., an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, uses the shameful treatment of Shirley Sharrod by the media as a call to action and a sign that “the mainstream media and the Obama administration must stop cowering before a right wing that…
Adam Liptak of The New York Times analyzes the increasingly conservative leanings of the U.S. Supreme Court, particularly under Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., reporting, “In those five years, the court not only moved to the right but also became the…
Krissah Thompson of the Washington Post reports on Shirley Sharrod’s continuous commitment to equality and fair treatment for everyone and sets the record straight on her grossly misrepresented NAACP speech: “It is Spooner [a white farmer] whom Sherrod w…
Miami Herald’s Steve Rothaus reports on the settlement between Constance McMillen, the girl who was denied the right to bring her girlfriend to prom, and her high school. McMillen has won her case, and her school will be implementing “a policy banning di…