American society is so focused on race that it is blind to class
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/02/american-society-is-so-focused-on-race-that-it-is-blind-to-class
Affirmative action in American college admissions may be about to end. On October 31st the Supreme Court heard two cases in which lawyers argued that the current practice—which allows universities to favour applicants of some races over others—violates civil-rights laws and the constitution. Judging by the sceptical questioning of the conservative justices, who thanks to Donald Trump now command a majority, the question is not whether such preferences will be restricted, but whether they will survive at all.
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ハーバードは「人種差別」をしているのか㊦ 「アジア人が泣きを見ている」 と主張する保守派の狙い
https://weekly-economist.mainichi.jp/articles/20220527/se1/00m/020/004000d
