Ward Connerly Using Deceptive 'Civil Rights' Initiatives to Ban Affirmative Action

Ms. Magazine by Katherine Spillar | Mar. 8, 2008 (News Analysis)

Connerly is leading simultaneous efforts in five states to qualify ballot measures for the November election, each claiming to prohibit "discrimination" and "preferential treatment." These deceptively named "civil rights" initiatives in Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Oklahoma are actually designed to ban affirmative action for women and minorities in public employment, public education and public contracting. Full Story »

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 by Ben Ross - Oct. 1, 2008

Wishewashe journalism without nailing down the connections between biz and the non-profit. Some merit must be given due to the under-reported story and the naming of names! A tired rant which seems to tread the same old line the old WASP men run the world and if they have a momentary populist setback, they dig in a find a way around public interest. Report seems true, I missed the links to go with all the data.

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