• Obama's Jiminy Cricket

    For eight long years, the law became whatever Bush and Cheney--especially Cheney--said it was. Under Attorney General Eric Holder, such disrespect for the law is not tolerated--even when the President himself would prefer to turn the page and move on.
    Eric Holder Should Keep President Obama's Feet to the Fire on Torture
  • Obama Supporters Trying to Get Tough on Health Care

    Between bus tours and campaign style events, supporters of health care reform are doing a little shouting of their own...
    Those in Favor of Health Care Reform Have Taken to Bus Tours, Campaign Style Events Around the Country
  • AUDIO: Limbaugh Responds to Jay-Z's 'Off That'; Claims He's 'On' No One's Man Parts

    So...we're not counting Reagan then?
    Rush Limbaugh Claims He's On No One's Balls; Manages to Critique Obama
  • NY Governor Paterson Backpedals from Race Remarks, Kind Of

    When he brought up the issue of the other Black governor in the US and the president, it wasn't a racial thing apparently...
    NY Governor David Paterson Denies His Media Critique Was Centered Around Race
  • President Obama's Statement on the Passing of Ted Kennedy

    President Obama had not known Ted Kennedy for long. But he has continuously invoked and praised the Kennedy family legacy, from the educational initiatives under John Kennedy that brought Barack Obama Sr. to the United States, to the rumors of Obama's preference for Caroline to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate, to the handwritten letter Obama carried from Kennedy to the Pope, down to the gift of his family dog.
    President Obama Speaks on the Death of Senator Ted Kennedy
  • Obama to Give Bernanke Another Title Shot

    "Bernanke, a Republican, has played a central role in the government's extraordinary response to the recession and 2008 banking panic..."
    President Obama Plans to Nominate Ben Bernanke for Second Term as Federal Reserve Chief
  • Eric Holder Won't Cut Obama Slack on the Torture Question

    Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a special prosecutor to get to the heart of CIA misconduct involving torture during the tenure of George W. Bush. By entrusting Holder to hold him accountable, the president has opened up the door to a potentially poisonous series of political discussions about torture, human rights, and national security.
    Attorney General Eric Holder Goes Above Obama's Head on Torture Prosecutions
  • American Politics Could Use Some Preventative Care

    As public debate on health care continues, it's apparent that not just the 47 million uninsured in this country stand to lose big. The American public is squandering an opportunity to advance the conversation surrounding health care reform, while political officials exploit our collective anxiety.
    The Health Care Debate: Less Protests, More Prevention
  • Our Kind of Vacation

    The class warfare debate that breaks out every summer when black people head to Martha's Vineyard always misses the point. For most people, Oak Bluffs is about family tradition.
    Black Americans at Martha's Vineyard: Vacation or Self-Segregation?
  • Mr. President, The People Who Voted for You Are Not Joking

    Despite the fact that they are going in on you comically via Elon James White's #DEMSinTHEmovies Twitter trend...
    Mr. President, The People Who Voted for You Are Not Joking
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