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  • The 'Hope and Change' Air Is Getting Thin

    Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura S. Washington urges President Obama to be bold and lose the “squishy hokum” as he seeks re-election. She also calls on him to develop a viable economic plan, among other things. No change from “change.” That’s the message President Barack Obama left Chicago after his Aug. 3 whirlwind birthday/campaign stop at…

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  • Fat Nag: Go Easy on the Soul Food

    Laura S. Washington, the Chicago Sun-Times columnist, writes that the safest place for soul food restaurants is in history books. “Soul food disappearing in Chicago as blacks leave.” The provocative headline caught the Fat Nag’s eye as she tooled around on Twitter. There was some bad news and good news in the Associated Press story.…

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  • Buying Black as a Cure for Black Unemployment

    Laura S. Washington, the Chicago Sun-Times columnist, writes that African Americans should start buying black in Chicago as a way to combat black unemployment numbers. Historically, black companies in the city have hired African-American workers. Black folks are being hit harder than anyone in this monster recession. Nationally, the jobless rate among African Americans stands…

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  • The Allure of an Obama-Hillary Ticket

    Laura S. Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column that bringing Hillary Clinton aboard as vice president might be the spark that ignites President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Her popularity among women voters could help counter his sagging poll numbers, she says. Hillary to the rescue? That rumor-theory-speculation-spin-Hail Mary pass has been circulating around…

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  • Herman Cain Really Isn't Able

    Laura Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column that even though Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain shows no signs of slowing down on the campaign trail, she doubts that he will be able to make it to the finish line. She runs down a list of reasons, including a lack of political experience and a…

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  • Does a Nod from Obama Put Jesse Jackson Jr. Ahead?

    Laura S. Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column that President Barack Obama has told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) that he will “absolutely” support him for re-election, according to a Fox News report. She says that tidbit may be enough to save Jackson’s political career. On Oct. 16, at the Martin Luther King Jr.…

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  • Freed by DNA in Chicago

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  • Occupy: Ditch Tents, Get Savvy

    Following their eviction from Zuccotti Park in New York City, Occupy Wall Street protesters must convert their anger and energy into an agenda that targets goals instead of real estate, Laura S. Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column. … Memo to Occupy: You have our attention. Now, what are you going to do with…

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  • Is Newt Gingrich Finally Right?

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  • Jesse Jackson Jr. Revs Up Congressional Race

    In her Chicago Sun-Times column, Laura S. Washington checks in on the heated Illinois congressional race between Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and challenger Debbie Halvorson. Washington says that Jackson is facing his first serious challenge in 16 years, thanks to an investigation into whether he or a representative offered to raise $1.5 million in exchange…

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