• The Jobs Are Coming Back—But Are They Black?

    January’s employment numbers are encouraging—and the White House hopes new support for small business will turn the tide.
    The Jobs Are Coming Back—But Are They Black?
  • Seeing Red at the State of the Union

    Young Republicans celebrate their comeback and diss President Obama.
    Young Republicans Watch Obama's State of the Union with the Daily Caller
  • POLL: State of the Union Address

    What will be the most-used phrase in tonight's State of the Union address?
    POLL: What Will Be the Most-Used Phrase in the State of The Union Address?
  • The State Of The Union Is Still Uncertain

    Obama's first State of the Union address took on big banks, health care, and job creation. But it won't solve the country's woes—that much is up to the Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
    Obama's State of the Union Asks: What Are We Waiting For?
  • State of the (Job) Union

    In his first State of the Union address, Obama must address the most urgent need in America. We need more jobs.
    State of the Union: Why Obama Should Be Talking About Jobs & Unemployment
  • Talking Jobs

    Translating his promises into legislation will require President Obama to show some intestinal fortitude.
    Obama's Jobs Speech Has To Be More Than That. Americans Need Jobs. ASAP.
  • 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?
    President Obama To Give Economy Speech: Will He Provide Jobs for Unemployed Black Men?
  • The Confab -- Dec. 4, 2009

    This week on The Confab: What should we be doing about AIDS? Will more troops in Afghanistan end the war sooner? Unemployment numbers are down. But jobless black folks are still not fairing as well as white job seekers. And much ado about Tiger Woods. Join The Root's deputy editor Terence Samuel as he talks with senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz, senior writer Kai Wright and copy editor Erin Evans.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
    Afghanistan, Tiger Woods, The White House Party Crashers and Unemployment: The Root Podcast Dec. 4, 2009
  • THE GRAND SET UP(?)

    There's a hunger for the full cake, a "Great Society" redux where some in the White House are oddly convinced (in defiance of history) that war can be maintained during domestic economic crunch.  Certainly, the argument of inheritance from the previous Administration (and, perhaps, the Gatsby-like bubble boom of the Administration before that) is a strong one.  We don't discount that. But, in the end, President Truman's buck-stopping dogma rules the day.  What ultimately matters is how this President responds to it.
  • Calls For Job Growth Grow Louder

    Civil rights groups, labor groups and members of the financial industry are all calling for more action from the government to fight unemployment.
    Civil Rights, Labor Groups Press Obama for Job Creation
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