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    <em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: Occupying Two Worlds at the Same Time

    The future of affirmative action, intensifying hate on the internet’s supposedly kindest platform, DNA tests, and more
    by Shan Wang Oct 15, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Brian Snyder / Reuters

    What We’re Following

    Affirmative Action, Then and Now: Is Harvard treating Asian American applicants unfairly? “The future of affirmative action is not on trial,” the lead attorney for the plaintiffs declared during opening arguments at what will be a three-week trial over the university’s admissions practices. But are affirmative action policies really not at stake? The case has exposed these deep divisions within the Asian American community. (For historical context: Here’s the Supreme Court case and the justice who shaped America’s affirmative-action debate for)

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