Kai's Articles
Obama’s Spending Freeze Flip-Flop
What a difference an election makes. In 2008, Obama slammed John McCain for proposing a spending freeze to fix our ailing economy. Now, in 2010, on the eve of his State of the Union address, he’s proposing the same. This can’t be good.
Is Consumer Protection the Public Option of Finance Reform?
Never mind the Massachusetts race and health care reform. The Democrats have something else to worry about, too: Protecting Joe Consumer from the big, bad banks.
Glenn Beck's Worst Nightmare: An America Without Minorities
White students are no longer a demographic majority in the South. No majority means no “minorities,” either. The times, they are a changin’…
The Boomers Broke It; Can Gen X-ers Fix It?
The Baby Boom generation traded the early revolutionary impulses for a status quo of greed, selfishness and temper tantrums. Now it is up to us, their children, to rescue their legacy.
Talking Jobs
Translating his promises into legislation will require President Obama to show some intestinal fortitude.
Brother, Can You Spare a Job?
One-third of young black men are out of work. The CBC is threatening a revolt. What is President Obama going to do about it?
WORLD AIDS DAY: Tell Us Your Story
In the black American community, the AIDS epidemic looks more like it does in the developing world than it does in the rest of America. We at The Root want to know how HIV/AIDS has affected you.
Presenting Fela!
Bill T. Jones puts Fela the legend center stage, but Fela the man stays out of the limelight.
Why Black People Took to the Streets in Chicago
This debate about the proposed consumer protection agency is a big, big deal for black America. We can’t afford to sit it out.
Obama One Year Later: Tinkering We Can Believe In
In 2008, Barack Obama ran on a campaign of reform and change. In 2009, change means reform that Olympia Snowe can believe in.
