Politics

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MAY 14, 2012In the morning, the President will travel to New York City. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport are open press.In New York City, the President will deliver the commencement address…

Amid the sea of statistics I scan each day, one jumped out recently: According to a study, African-American children are four to six times more likely than white children to die from asthma (pdf). That chronic disease, along with other illnesses, is linked to toxins pumped out by coal-fired power plants, and approximately 68 percent…

Some of the ways that we measure the economy just don’t square with our daily reality. Take the unemployment rate, announced to great fanfare each month. A lot of people think it measures the percentage of Americans who don’t have jobs. But that would be too simple. The Bureau of Labor Statistics explains the measurement…

Gara LaMarche says that the president’s evolved view on gay marriage is a reminder that we mustn’t deprive anyone of his or her humanity. Yesterday’s watershed declaration by the President on same-sex marriage made me think about an experience I had with the class I taught this semester to prisoners at Eastern Correctional Facility. It’s…

In almost all cases evolution is a good thing. The fact that I am sitting at a desk typing is evolution — my prehistoric ancestors found relief by banging their hands against a rock. The president’s recent announcement that he has become fully evolved on the issue of marriage equality is another sign that over…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012In the morning, the President will depart from Los Angeles, California, en route Reno, Nevada. The departure from Los Angeles International Airport and arrival at Reno-Tahoe International Airport are open press.In Reno, the President will meet with a local…

Late last week, Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a measure banning abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood from receiving state funding. The law, known as the Whole Woman’s Health Funding Priority Act, discontinues funding for family planning and other health services offered by Planned Parenthood clinics and other organizations that provide abortions, according to…