Opinion

82 days of silence: Why we’re speaking up for Marco McMillian

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How disenfranchisement leads to second class citizenship

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Malcolm X’s triumphs still trump his tragedies

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Payday loans are debt trap in disguise

OPINION - Are payday loans a good source of emergency cash? Thanks to misleading marketing, many of its consumers unfortunately…
/ May 19, 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 17, 2013

Severe cuts to food programs in House farm bill would increase need, overwhelm charities

OPINION - Late Wednesday night, the House Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill that includes severe cuts to anti-hunger programs.…
/ May 17, 2013

Heritage letter to Republicans on Capitol Hill: Don’t legislate, just scandalize Obama

OPINION - Finally, we have something out of the Heritage Foundation that is entirely accurate...
/ 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 16, 2013

Obama in the crosshairs as Washington’s scandal culture kicks into overdrive

OPINION - May has so far been a whirlwind for the Obama administration, first with the never ending Benghazi non-scandal…
/ May 16, 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…
/ May 15, 2013

Republican outrage over IRS targeting Tea Party didn’t extend to NAACP

OPINION - Where was the outrage when the IRS audited the NAACP in 2004?...
/ May 14, 2013

Peggy Orenstein’s irresponsible NYT op-ed is wrong: You should get a mammogram

OPINION - A mammogram isn't something you stare into space twirling your hair thinking about twice. If you don't have…
/ May 14, 2013

Obama faces new challenges, but not ‘curse’

ANALYSIS - Obama hardly seems likely to be forced out of office, impeached or have the kind of incident like…
/ May 13, 2013

Why the White House wants mothers to love ‘Obamacare’

ANALYSIS - The Mother Day's event at the White House on Friday, in which the president appeared with a group…
/ May 13, 2013

Michael Steele: Republicans at a crossroads

OPINION - For the party to survive it was time to turn the elephant to face its future. But have…
/ May 12, 2013