Opinion

Obama’s big triumph on the shutdown, debt ceiling

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Rapper Rah Digga has words for Newark mayor as he heads to US Senate

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America held hostage: From Somali pirates to House Republicans

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Columnist Phil Mushnick rips Adrian Peterson’s decision to play in game

OPINION - New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick strikes again. This time, he is focusing on Adrian Peterson...
/ October 15, 2013

Did Philly school budget cuts cause a girl’s death?

OPINION - The question people are asking is whether the budget cuts to the Philadelphia School District killed 12-year-old Laporshia…
/ October 15, 2013

Why connecting African-American students to the Internet at home is essential

ESSAY - Today, in addition to the challenge of unequal access to classrooms, we also need to address unequal access…
/ October 13, 2013

Could Republicans really lose the House?

OPINION - A slew of new polls setting off alarms around Washington suggest that for Republicans, shutting down the government…
/ October 11, 2013

Is Lorde’s chart-topping single ‘Royals’ racist?

OPINION - Lorde, the white 16 year old New Zealand singer, currently has a number one chart topping single called…
/ October 11, 2013

The 5 things Congress should be working on

OPINION - The government shutdown in full effect, and not much is getting done in Washington these days...
/ October 10, 2013

Teach for America: There is strength in our diversity

OPINION - We are especially proud that two-thirds of our corps members stay in education and about one third of…
/ October 9, 2013

What LGBT Americans can do for civil rights

OPINION - It's a consequential time and there are allies in the progressive coalition who can do more to knock…
/ October 9, 2013

Light at the end of the tunnel: The road to mental illness recovery

OPINION - The current mental health care system, as we know it, is hardly a system at all...
/ October 9, 2013

How Obama is helping a future President Clinton or Christie

ANALYSIS - The fiscal standoff in Washington, once an argument about the president's health care law, has turned into a…
/ October 9, 2013

Chris Brown’s virginity loss claims make him a victim not a man

OPINION - Let’s be clear. An 8-year-old can not consent to sex and especially not to a teenager, no matter…
/ October 8, 2013

Florida voter ID ‘mistakes’ may have national implications

OPINION - Maybe Florida Governor Rick Perry should have listened to everyone who warned that voter purging is highly flawed...
/ October 8, 2013