Politics
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The Myth of the 99 Percent
For some people it was 9/11. For me it was Hurricane Katrina. “It” is the moment when you realize that the safety net you thought was beneath you has been shredded, the implicit promise of the American dream shattered. One image that haunts me is a starving dog I tossed a sandwich during my reporting…
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Obama's Campaign Isn't Worried About 2012
With the start of the primary season now just weeks away, the heated Republican race is monopolizing election news. In an endless string of debates, stump speeches and interviews this year, each GOP contender has jumped to explain why his or her vision for the country is best. And as the economy continues to be…
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Cain: I'd Like to Be DOD Secretary
Barbara Walters put former GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain on Her Ten Most Fascinating People of 2011 list. After this interview, it seems that he might also quality, from her perspective, for Ten Most Detached From Reality. When she asked him what cabinet position he might like, he clarified that she was speaking hypothetically and…
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Is Newt's Fidelity Pledge 'Child's Play'?
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has reportedly sent a long email to an ultraconservative Iowa group opposing same-sex marriage and the military policy of “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” He also took a personal pledge to stick to his own marriage vows. “I also pledge to uphold the institution of marriage through personal fidelity to my spouse…
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First Lady Leads Group to Break Jumping Jacks Record
First lady Michelle Obama must love herself some Kris Kross, because she loves to “Jump, Jump.” The first lady announced in a video on the White House website that more than 300,000 people around the world participated in an October event to break the world jumping jacks record. Mrs. Obama led more than 400 kids…
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Obama Criticizes GOP Bullheadedness in '60 Minutes' Interview
David Nakamura of the Washington Post is reporting that President Barack Obama criticized the GOP for intransigence in a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday. Nakamura writes: President Obama acknowledged Sunday that it would take more than one term in office for his administration to change a Washington political culture defined by special interests and hyperpartisanship…
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NAACP Rallies Against Attacks on Voting Rights
An estimated 100 civil rights organizations marched from New York City’s Upper East Side to the United Nations on Saturday to draw attention to the mounting problem of voter suppression in communities of color across the nation, NY1 reports. Protesters marched to the United Nations Saturday and spoke out against what the NAACP calls an…
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VIDEO: Cain: I'll Change DC From the Outside
In his first major interview since suspending his campaign last week, former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain told Sean Hannity that when he said “suspend,” he meant “end.” In other words, he has no plans to restart a bid for the White House. That doesn’t mean we’ve seen the last of him, though. It sounds…