• President Obama plans to accelerate stimulus spending exponentially in the next three months (and China couldn't be more thrilled)...

    Obama to Ramp Up Stimulus Spending
  • Ok, y’all, this is it. This is the moment of truth for determining whether we’ll have access to affordable health care for the foreseeable future. At Talking Points Memo, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich does a great job articulating why this is such a crucial moment: The insurance and pharmaceutical companies have begun their congressional press to kill President Obama’s proposed public plan, and if key Senators don’t hear a loud and clear contrary message from their constituents soon, it’ll be too late....

    Robert Reich: A Moment of Truth Has Arrived for Obama's Health Care Reform
  • It's been 20 years since we all headed to theaters to check out Do the Right Thing. Join The Root in celebrating our favorite Spike Lee joint.

    Do The Right Thing @ 20 Anniversary Party Kit Raheem's Radio The Root
  • Traveling through Egypt, President Obama sees a bit of himself in the pyramids...

    American Sphinx? Obama Sees Self in Hieroglyph
  • New book, "Renegade," talks about strains in the Obamas' marriage. So what?

    New book, "Renegade," talks about strains in the Obamas' marriage. Who cares?
  • The block is very hot in California on myriad issues. How can the gay community make sure their struggle doesn't fall by the wayside?

    A Guide to Gays for Cornering Black Vote in California
  • Attorney general Eric Holder sits down with Cynthia Gordy of Essence to talk Gitmo, the justice system and what he's doing to make a difference...

    Attorney General Eric Holder Sits Down with Essence
  • Barack Hussein Obama, opened his much-anticipated speech to Muslims world-wide with greetings of gratitude and peace -- "Shukran" and “As-Salaam-Alaikum."

    Obama's Cairo Speech Prompts "We Love You"s from Muslim Audience
  • President Barack Obama's major speech in Cairo, Egypt lived up to the hype; not that, as the president said at the city's Al-Azhar University, "a single speech can eradicate years of mistrust," but that Obama is uniquely comfortable speaking plainly in the most uncomfortable of situations. And here—in a Muslim country not yet fully democratic, before an audience of skeptical, but cosmopolitan Egyptians and a noisome public at home—was an uncomfortable situation....

    Video: Barack Obama's Speech in Cairo Promotes "A New Beginning"
  • Former First Lady Nancy Reagan and President Obama hang out for a bit...

    Nancy Reagan and President Obama Hang Out for a Bit
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