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State of the Union, Part 6: What Obama Will Say and Why
President Obama’s sixth State of the Union address may sound a lot like his second way back in 2011. Which means the president has to stand before the public and lay out his agenda for the future while knowing full well that after a horrible showing by the Democrats during the midterms, much of what he…
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Has the Great Recession Wiped Out a Black Generation?
One of the hidden secrets behind the Great Recession is the role different generations have played in the downturn. There are about 78 million baby boomers and about 82 million millennials tweeting away, but Generation X? A paltry 58 million. In other words, the generation now in its prime earning years is too small to keep…
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America’s ‘Black Borat’ Attempts to Explain Russia’s Love-Hate Relationship With Obama
A few insults, an illegal invasion—throw in a visual jab involving bananas and a spanking—and the relationship between Russia and the United States has seen better days. At first glance, many Russians seem to delight in attacking President Barack Obama personally and racially in a way that is shocking even for a people known for…
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In Georgia’s Midterms, the Cold War Against Black Voters Gets Hot
There are plenty of clichéd metaphors we apply to elections and warfare. Getting out the vote is the “ground war,” hotly contested states are “battleground states” and any campaign commercial in which candidates aren’t hugging each other is an “attack ad.” And there’s another cliché to add to the mix that’s never been more apparent…
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The Varied Perceptions of Rachel Jeantel
There is no middle-of-the-road opinion about 19-year-old Rachel Jeantel, writes Jason Johnson at HLN, arguing that demographics play a large role in how critics and supporters have perceived her testimony and courtroom demeanor. Jeantel, the last person to speak to Trayvon, testified as a witness for the prosecution in George Zimmerman’s second-degree-murder trial. If you…
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Despite Obama's Worst Month, He Can Still Win
The last month has been about the worst in Barack Obama’s presidency. For the third time in the last year he got left naked at the poker table by Republicans as Eric Cantor walked off with his Bears hat in the debt ceiling negotiations, his resident haters are running around the country telling his base…
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