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July 11, 2013

Republicans' re-brand leaves minorities in the dust

ANALYSIS - Eight months after President Obama easily won re-election, and four months after the RNC released a report calling…
July 10, 2013

How Cory Booker could reshape the Senate

ANALYSIS - If he chooses, Booker could put poverty at the forefront of his Senate career, and potentially the Senate…
July 5, 2013

Key Obama backers in '08 now sound ready for Hillary

theGRIO REPORT - Some of the most important critics of the Clintons during the 2008 campaign, instrumental in helping Barack…
July 2, 2013

Rep. James Clyburn urges national standards in revised Voting Rights Act

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C,), the man House Democrats have tapped to lead their push for revising the…
July 1, 2013

A new Voting Rights Act? The 3 biggest obstacles preventing a revised bill

theGRIO REPORT - A range of politicians, from civil rights legend John Lewis to President Obama to Rep. Eric Cantor…
July 1, 2013

Mo Cowan departure dwindles number of black senators

theGRIO REPORT - The number of African-American senators will soon drop by half...
June 26, 2013

In landmark rulings, Supreme Court redefines equality

ANALYSIS - The week was not a clear victory for liberals, who were angered by the Court's gutting of the…
June 25, 2013

What Obama could do for home health care workers

OPINION - President Obama has the opportunity and the authority to realize the full potential of the New Deal...
June 25, 2013

The Supreme Court’s high bar on affirmative action

OPINION - The Supreme Court did not dismantle affirmative action in its long-awaited ruling on Monday. It didn’t really affirm…
June 24, 2013

Why the Supreme Court ruling is bad news for affirmative action supporters

ANALYSIS - The Supreme Court's ruling Monday, while not the death blow to affirmative action that many of its supporters…
June 19, 2013

Affirmative action will survive in Washington politics

ANALYSIS - The debate about women and minorities in the Cabinet illustrated a important dynamic in the debate over affirmative…
June 10, 2013

Can Cory Booker live up to all the hype?

ANALYSIS - Despite never running in a statewide election before, he's been embraced by some of America's biggest names, including…
June 6, 2013

For Republicans, Christie's warm words for Obama may be unforgivable

ANALYSIS - Conservatives haven't forgiven their one-time hero, Gov. Chris Christie, for his pre-election praise of President Obama, and may…
June 5, 2013

5 reasons why Obama's promotion of Susan Rice is a major move

ANALYSIS - President Obama's decision to promote United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice to National Security Adviser, while not a surprise,…
June 5, 2013

Obama approval rating remains steady despite Washington controversies

theGRIO REPORT - The survey showed 48 percent of voters approve of the president's performance, compared to 47 percent who…
May 23, 2013

Obama looks to recapture his constitutionalist bonafides on national security

ANALYSIS - The constitutional lawyer-turned-president must be tired of being cast by critics as acting outside the bounds of the…
May 20, 2013

Why 2014 could be a banner year for black candidates

theGRIO REPORT - Three African-Americans are strong candidates to be elected either governor or U.S. senator in 2014, creating the…
May 17, 2013

How Susan Rice could benefit from the GOP’s latest Benghazi push

ANALYSIS - The release of e-mails related to the administration's response to the Benghazi attack show how little of a…
May 16, 2013

Why Republicans are still obsessed with repealing Obamacare

ANALYSIS - House Republicans held their 37th vote to scrap all or parts of 'Obamacare,' illustrating a determined campaign to…
May 15, 2013

No, Obama is not Nixon

ANALYSIS - A series of controversies, mostly notably the IRS specifically using terms like 'Tea Party' as a trigger for…