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Test politicians, and surgeons, for competency. That’s better than age limits.
A law requiring mandatory physical and mental testing of the president and members of Congress past a certain age would not be age discrimination, per se. By Greg Ganske, MD…
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Why Would A 20- Or 30-Year-Old Care About Ageism? The Answer Seems Obvious–But It’s Not
By Sheila Callaham On October 8, 2023 Why would a 20- or 30-year-old care about ageism? The answer seems obvious–simple, even–but it’s not. So what’s the answer? If people continue…
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Ontario’s 2-tier minimum wage: As discriminatory now as it was in the 1990s
by Steven High, Professor of History, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS), Concordia University October 10, 2023 Thirty years later, young people in Ontario are still paying the price:…
Read MoreEli Lilly to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle Age-Discrimination Suit — Update
By Will Feuer On October 12, 2023 Eli Lilly has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle an age-discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Lilly denied…
Read MoreSocial media disinformation spreads amid war in Israel
By Jo Ling Kent and Kerry Breen On October 14, 2023 As the war in Israel and Gaza plays out in real time on social media, experts say bad information and propaganda…
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Federal judge rules Galveston County commissioner maps violate Voting Rights Act
Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a Trump appointee, found the county districts denied Black and Latino voters “the equal opportunity to participate in the political process.” By Caroline Wilburn On October…
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AP Exclusive: America’s Black attorneys general discuss race, politics and the justice system
By Matt Brown On December 1, 2023 BOSTON (AP) — The American legal system is facing a crisis of trust in communities around the country, with people of all races…
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Majority of Flint residents support reparations for Black Americans, CRJ survey shows
By Lauren Slagter On November 7, 2023 More than half of Flint residents favor reparations for Black Americans, although levels of support vary depending on whether the proposal refers to…
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The Critical Need to Teach the History of Mass Incarceration
By Benjamin Weber On November 20, 2023 Beneath the bluster over what’s taught in schools is a struggle over the future of justice itself. Pressure to remove topics like mass…
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