Survey: Obama's Base Focused on Jobs

January 24, 2012

The Root's annual Rating Obama poll showed high marks in other areas, but a B minus on this key issue.

Rating Obama: Take Our Poll

Share your opinion. Take The Root's 2012 Presidential Report Card Survey.

Student Lending: Wall Street's Next Bubble?

If it is, it will -- surprise, surprise -- disproportionately affect black people.

L.A. Banks: Losing a Literary Shape-Shifter

Dead at age 51, the genre-straddling writer of the Vampire Huntress and Crimson Moon series will be sorely missed by her many fans.

Daily Job Lead: Green Group Seeks Lawyer

Become a chief litigator and advocate for Waterkeeper Alliance.

Daily Job Lead: Campaign Coordinator Sought

Organize and lead clean-cars campaigns for the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Daily Job Lead: Home Health Aide in Missouri

Assist people who have health conditions or disabilities with basic tasks in their homes.

Why We Tip: Survey Shows Racial Divide

Black diners are more likely to link the gratuity to good service, research by The Root reveals.

Daily Job Lead: Hospital Seeks Groundskeeper

Maintain grounds and perform light maintenance work.

Shout-Out to the Best and Brightest

Call for nominations to The Root 100 for 2011.