Melissa Harris-Perry, The Nation. November 21, 2011.
Despite the typically explosive alchemy of race and sexuality, the details of the charges against presidential candidate Cain seem to have elicited little more than a shrug.
The real lesson from the Wal-Mart decision is that Americans can’t rely on courts alone to check all forms of bias, especially the kinds that don’t require explicit direction.
Jayne Lyn Stahl: In light of their draconian ruling in the Keith Bowles case, as well as other recent rulings, it might be time to consider imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices, too.
