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January 22, 2010
This week on The Confab: World -- and local -- disasters. Why Haitians must "watch the people with the guns and the people with the briefcases, too." Plus, Obama -- a year later. What went wrong in Massachusetts? And why does the revolution stop at the White House? Join The Root's managing editor Joel Dreyfuss as he talks with senior culture writer Teresa Wiltz, Washington reporter Dayo Olopade and Washington Post editor Robert Pierre.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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by Teresa Wiltz onJanuary 21, 2010
The conservative pundit’s recent slip says a lot about the way some Americans see other races.
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by David Swerdlick onJanuary 20, 2010
Coakley’s defeat gives President Obama—and the Democrats—one more chance to figure America out.
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by Dayo Olopade onJanuary 19, 2010
A year later and a Senate seat down, Democrats should wake up to what it takes to make change.
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January 17, 2010
President Obama is trying to remember the political struggles of blacks in America. He's also trying to win elections.
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