Rick Perry's Texas is no 'miracle', it's a mirage
OPINION - If the devil is in the details, it is not favorable to Rick Perry's presidential aspirations should he find himself as his party's nominee in the general election...
Milennial attitudes prove America isn't post-racial
OPINION - Young people of color were able to make more of a connection between race and disparities in opportunity and resources. Many whites, on the other hand, had more of a problem connecting the dots...
'Unemployed need not apply' keeps blacks jobless
OPINION - Employment advocates maintain that unemployment discrimination could be illegal if there is a disparate impact on groups such as blacks, Latinos, women and the disabled...
Will Somalia suffer from the US debt ceiling deal?
OPINION - Proposed cuts in U.S. foreign aid would hinder America's ability to effectively assist in what has become the world's most serious humanitarian crisis...
Is America in danger of becoming Detroit?
OPINION - Detroit is in dire straits these days, and the Motor City could give us a hint as to where America is headed...
Rick Perry's racially insensitive pastor problem
OPINION - Governor Perry's pastor problem begs a comparison with Obama's troubles with Rev. Jeremiah Wright...
How black farmers remain a GOP punching bag
OPINION - Michele Bachmann, like the GOP in general, has conveniently forgotten the USDA's history of racism as far as African-Americans are concerned...
Is Obama winning the debt war by playing tough?
OPINION - The president's supporters have been urging him to do grow a backbone, or at least find the one he already owned...
Deficit cuts are colorblind, contrary to popular opinion
OPINION - Most Americans, believing the mythology of rugged individualism and bootstrap levitation, refuse to believe they benefit from government programs...
Are blacks missing out on jobs in their backyard?
OPINION - For African-Americans -- the most loyal of Obama's base, and voters he will surely need to secure his reelection -- the devastating jobs crisis is serious business...
