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Lani Guinier

Lani Guinier is Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard University. She co-authored The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy with Gerald Torres.

Articles

The Limits of Majority Rule

Lani Guinier

Forums

We need to situate the conversation about race, gender, and affirmative action in a wider account of democratic opportunity.
Lani Guinier, Susan Sturm

Forum Responses

Don't Go It Alone Michael Dawson makes a compelling argument that the devastating conditions facing people at the bottom of today’s economic pyramid can only be changed by a healthier form of...
Gerald Torres, Lani Guinier
Poor blacks are still poor and isolated, even after the victories of the civil rights movement. Poor blacks are alienated from the political system, even after Bill Clinton became, some say, our...
Lani Guinier
The issue of affirmative action continues to dominate the racial justice landscape. It frequently dictates the conceptual and policy framework for increasing access to education and employment. Its preservation has largely defined...
Lani Guinier, Susan Sturm

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