Politics

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012In the morning, the President will honor the 2012 National Teacher of the Year and finalists at the White House, thanking them for their hard work and dedication each and every day in the classroom. This event in the…

In his most recent column, the Washington Post‘s Eugene Robinson says that right-wing commentary from rocker Ted Nugent and Florida Rep. Allen West is a special kind of poison that we can’t ignore. Believe me, I would prefer not to dignify the ravings of Nugent or West by commenting on them. Nugent seems to be…

In the two years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling that corporate and union political contributions have First Amendment protection, there’s also been a steadily growing, although somewhat ragtag, movement to overturn it. The controversial 2010 decision unleashed a flood of now unlimited corporate money in elections. Super PACs (political…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012In the morning, the President will deliver remarks at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The President will also tour the museum with and be introduced by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.…

Until a few weeks ago, many of us didn’t know the name ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. But the Trayvon Martin tragedy and debate around Florida’s “Stand your ground” law has uncovered the nationwide, systematic work by ALEC to advance cookie-cutter legislation that disproportionately hurts communities of color. ALEC, with the support of corporations…

As the “war on women” wages on during the 2012 presidential election race and single women choose sides, New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow writes that unmarried men are the real swing vote. While Mitt Romney trails President Obama in personal popularity points, according to ABC News-Washington Post polls, Republicans argue that voters can’t…

According to the New York Times, President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign is significantly behind where experts expected to be at this point. Instead of relying on larger donors, which have become scarce, Obama’s team is looking to small, individual contributors for funds. Ultimately, while the president’s campaign coffers are still larger than those of his…

Writing at BlackAmericaWeb, Michael H. Cottman says that the Obama team has good reason to be concerned that some Democrats think — wrongly — that the president will cruise to re-election. But less than seven months before Election Day, recent polls show that the economy is still an issue where Obama is vulnerable. Nearly two-thirds…

The economic recovery following the worst recession since the Great Depression is quickly approaching its third anniversary in June. Many people probably don’t feel up to celebrating as they struggle to find good jobs and pay their bills while continuing to feel the economic pain left over from the Great Recession. This is especially true…

Even though it’s been a week since Georgia kindergartner Salecia Johnson was carted off to jail in handcuffs after throwing a temper tantrum in school, her parents are still unsure what caused the 6-year-old’s behavior. “The facts aren’t really clear to me how she ended up in the office in the first place. I’m sure…