Politics
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Romney's Confusing Heath Care Position
In his Washington Post column, Eugene Robinson says that Romney’s pandering is nothing new, but health care is no ordinary issue. … So Romney wants to repeal Obamacare and replace it with Obamacare, or at least the consumer-friendly parts of Obamacare that Romney knows are popular. What he would leave out is the part he…
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Can a Black Man Defend Himself at Home?
(The Root) — Members of the NAACP — including its president and CEO, Benjamin Todd Jealous — along with local politicians and other activists, addressed a small crowd of journalists in Atlanta on Monday in an effort to bring attention to the case of a black Georgia man serving a life sentence for killing a…
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Minaj and Obama Sort Out Romney 'Endorsement'
It seems the loop is finally closed on the bizarre story of non-voting rapper Nicki Minaj’s apparent lyrical “endorsement” of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Her “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy b——es are f—-ing up the economy” had Twitter followers hoping for her death, and more serious commentators questioning the responsibility…
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Could a Teachers' Strike Affect the Campaign?
It’s the second day of Chicago’s first teachers’ strike in 25 years. What’s clear is that 350,000 students are out of class, and labor negotiations over teacher evaluations and the rehiring of laid-off teachers have not yet yielded a compromise. What’s less clear is what the various players (including, of course, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,…
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Obama Remembers Sept. 11
(The Root) — In his weekly address, President Obama remembered the innocent lives lost on Sept. 11 and honored first responders. He also praised the American response to the tragedy and called the United States “stronger, safer and more respected in the world.” Read an excerpt here and watch the video below. We took the…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 11: 9/11 Anniversary Events
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 In the morning, the President, the First Lady and White House staff will gather on the South Lawn of the White House to observe a moment of silence to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.…
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The Social Media Prowess of President Obama
In this day and age, it’s not enough to be a well-liked presidential candidate. No, to be elected in 2012, a politician must boast retweeted messages on Twitter and shared posts on Facebook, asserts New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow. According to a Pew Research Center study, President Obama is exhibiting an edge over…
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The Election-Season Poverty Tour
(The Root) — Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, hosts of the nationally syndicated public-radio program Smiley & West, remain as determined as ever to put the issue of poverty — which Smiley has called “the new slavery” — higher on the national agenda. On “The Poverty Tour 2.0: A Call to Conscience,” which kicks off…
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DNC Helped Recapture Charlotte's Magic
(The Root) — Mayor Anthony Foxx is exhausted, but in a good way, just like his city. Though last week’s Democratic National Convention didn’t run exactly as planned — turns out neither party is great at forecasting the weather — the sudden storms that periodically pummeled Charlotte, N.C., didn’t dampen the spirit of the celebration…
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What Mitt Romney Will Never Understand
At the grocery store recently, Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King witnessed an elderly woman nearly overwhelmed by the prospect of purchasing food. Unlike people in line behind her, she couldn’t afford everything in her sparsely loaded cart, but thanks to a kind stranger, she was able to buy several cans of soup. King argues…