... Action is a time bomb primed to detonate in the middle of the American political marketplace?, wrote Steven Roberts. The increasingly hostile and divisive debate about the role of gender and race is becoming a serious part of modern America. It appears that the issue of affirmative action can no longer be overlooked. The assault on affirmative action is gathering strength from a slow-growth economy, stagnant middle-class ... accepted, lawful means to the nonviolent allocation and reallocation of rights. When the talk turns to affirmative action, I sit back and listen. Why is it that when...

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