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...Ledbetter sued her employer, and a federal jury awarded her $3.8 million in damages in 2003, later reduced to $300,000 by a judge. But Goodyear appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The employer's case: While the Civil Rights Act forbade pay discrimination on the basis of race, gender or religion, the act held that employees must lodge a formal complaint within 180 days of the initial discriminatory paycheck. According to the law, Ledbetter needed to have sued within six months of her being hired-never mind that it took her nearly 20 years to learn...
...ensuing struggle defined a movement, whose icons included peace activist Fr. Daniel Berrigan, feminist Sister Joan Chittister, and sociologist/author Fr. Andrew Greeley. Its perspectives were covered in The National Catholic Reporter, Commonweal and America. Martin Sheen held down Hollywood, and the movement even boasted its own cheesy singing act: the St. Louis Jesuits. The reformers' premier membership organization was Call to Action, but their influence was felt at the highest reaches of the American Church, as sympathetic American bishops passed left-leaning statements on nuclear weapons and economic justice. Remarks Tilley, "For a couple of generations, progressivism was an [important...
...People around the world share a sense of solidarity,” Singer said. “What’s missing is a channel to act on it, that’s what we think we’re providing.” For recent research, faculty profiles, and a look at the issues facing Harvard scientists, check out The Crimson's science page...
...night. The event, “Ireland and the European Union: Promoting Peace and Prosperity Home and Abroad,” filled the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum for a 30-minute speech by the Prime Minister focusing on the European Treaty and the importance for the E.U. to act collectively abroad and together with the United States. “The main reason for this European Treaty is a desire for a more cohesive Europe and a more cohesive Europe in foreign affairs,” Ahern said. Sile de Valera, an IOP fellow and the youngest female member...
...Polar Bears, which sharply curtailed bear hunting; he thinks declaring the animal endangered would be a purely political move, a way to achieve global warming policy that eschews the legislative process. It's a classic bait-and-switch maneuver, he says, that would effectively turn the Endangered Species Act into a climate change...