Opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang shares his view that affirmative action policies merely make for “cosmetically diverse” campuses, rather than contributing to broader social justice initiatives. Natasha Warikoo, a professor of sociology at Tufts University, believes affirmative action is worth saving, and we should find ways to reframe it.

Corporate executives increasingly share the same political views. Learn about the (lack) of laws that shaped this trend and the consequences for society.

Nearly 70% of darker Latinos said their skin color prevented their job advancement.

Vox's Jerusalem Demsas joins Matt and Dara on a time machine trip back to a WW1-era Supreme Court decision that shaped land use policy, zoning, and racial discrimination in housing. Discussion of Buchanan (and the related Euclid case decided nine years later) leads our hosts to talk a lot about the interrelated histories of zoning and racism in twentieth-century America.

Employers have been sleepwalking into a system that screens out the majority of workers, including millions of people who possess sought-after skills.

Our Citizen Browser project found an array of proxies through which advertisers can target Black Facebook users, among other demographics

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyDespite Fox News’ claims to have repaired the company’s toxic workplace culture since the firing of founder and chairman Roger Ailes in July 2016, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has effectively admitted to ongoing misconduct that includes sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation against victimized employees, and has agreed to pay a million-dollar fine for what New York City’s Commission on Human Rights called “a pattern of violating of the NYC

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Some companies are refusing to hire Coloradans for remote work because they don’t want to reveal what they pay under the state's law requiring a salary range be posted with a job opening.

Sources say the company prioritizes anti-discrimination in its talking points, but not in its spending.

At some top companies, Asian Americans are overrepresented in midlevel roles and underrepresented in leadership. The root of this workplace inequality could stem from the all-too-common experience of being confused for someone else.

It’s a problem in a number of sectors, from tech and finance to law and government.

Such ads, along with other age-targeted financial product ads, may violate civil rights laws, attorneys say

When Carlette Duffy had her Indianapolis home appraised as part of a refinance application last year, it kept getting valued much lower than she expected.

Companies that value homes for sale or refinancing are bound by law not to discriminate. Black homeowners say it happens anyway.

The regulations would have far-reaching implications for tech firms like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft, which have poured resources into developing the technology.

"People have often reported on whistleblowing matter-of-factly as though we did it and moved on with our lives." But that couldn't be further from the truth.

The suit had been brought by Françoise Brougher, Pinterest’s former chief operating officer, who said she was fired after speaking up about mistreatment.

Executives from major airlines, retailers and manufacturers – plus at least one NFL owner – talked about potential ways to show they opposed the controversial legislation, including by halting donations to politicians who support the bills and even delaying investments in states that pass the restrictive measures