• The First Couple’s First Flick

    Barack Obama has Spike Lee to thank for the first time he got to touch Michelle’s knee. So why doesn’t the first couple talk about their love for 'Do The Right Thing'?
    Barack and Michelle Obama's Love Life Was Political From the First Date
  • Apparently Suffering from Amnesia, Bush Criticizes Obama

    Remember when George W. Bush said he wasn't going to criticize President Obama? You do? Well he doesn't...
    Bush Criticizes Obama on Torture, Government Spending
  • Reading List: The Daddy Edition

    Dads read too. Check out some gift ideas for the fathers in your life.
    Books on the Root's Gift Recommendations for Father's Day
  • What Single Women Can’t Learn From Michelle

    Barack and Michelle Obama might be the perfect couple, but women need to think about cutting their guys some slack—even if they don’t show up in a bulletproof limousine.
    What Single Women Can’t Learn From Michelle
  • Who's Afraid of Bibi?

    President Barack Obama and American progressives face down the Israeli right.
    Barack Obama, Donna Edwards and American Progressives Face Down the Israeli Right
  • The Heir Apparents: The Next Generation of Black Political Leaders

    Obama's not the first Black politician, but his example is certainly paving the way for these rising stars...
    The Heir Apparents: The Next Generation of Black Political Leaders
  • Video: Michael Eric Dyson Does Not Impress Some People

    Star and Buc Wild, radio jocks who are no strangers to controversy, take a few moments to go in on Michael Eric Dyson...
    Michael Eric Dyson told to settle down
  • Back to Basics: Obama Rallying Grass Roots on Health Care Reform

    The president hopes some of the same methods that helped get him elected will help sway Congress on health care reform...
    Obama Rallying Grass Roots on Health Care Reform
  • The Politics of Obama's "Jump-Start" for the Economy

    As the signature Obama legislation, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, gets moving across the country, how much are workers benefiting? Clearly, the government's maddening, multi-trillion-dollar intravenous shot in the arm will provide some cushion for anxious workers and the unemployed in some areas. We're already seeing signs of it—stuck in traffic as clogged commuter arteries suggest the 'shovel ready' gigs are spreading....
    Will the White House "Road to Recovery" Threaten Democrats in 2010?
  • Obamanomics Ignore Racial Inequity

    Maybe this is what they mean by Post-Black?
    Obama's Economic Policies Ignore Racial Inequity
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