In the vast majority of business circles, Americans have left behind the archaic practice of discrimination based on skin color, causing corporate America to eventually reflect the nation's increasingly diverse population. But at Ford Motor Co., discrimination is alive and well, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by older white men who claim they were fired to make room for younger minority executives. According to the complaint -- which was filed in the Wayne County, Mich., state trial court in February -- top-level Ford executives have openly advocated eliminating older white males from its work force. "Consideration of race and ...