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September 19, 2013

On cutting SNAP: Stop this nonsense

OPINION - My colleagues considering voting to cut this nutritional assistance program by $40 billion are about to deal a…
September 19, 2013

House votes to cut $4 billion a year from food stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders scrambled Thursday to line up support in advance of a late-afternoon vote on legislation…
September 19, 2013

Kenneth Thompson: Could he become the first black district attorney of Brooklyn?

theGRIO Q&A - Former federal prosecutor Kenneth Thompson pulled off an upset earlier this month when he defeated a six-term…
September 19, 2013

Rand Paul is actually right — when it comes to the War on Drugs

OPINION - As much as it must pain activists to agree with Republican Senator Rand Paul, who is not particularly…
September 18, 2013

Obama to speak at Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is expected to deliver the keynote address during the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 43rd…
September 18, 2013

The only real challenge ‘unapologetic progressive’ Bill de Blasio faces

OPINION - Bill de Blasio's only real challenge may be convincing the people with whom his message most resonates that…
September 18, 2013

Conservatives link president to DC shooter: ‘If Obama had a son he’d look like Aaron Alexis’

theGRIO REPORT - Since the tragic shooting in the Naval Yard in Washington, D.C. on Monday, a meme has been…
September 18, 2013

Can we be colorblind about the de Blasio NYC mayoral campaign?

OPINION - Mr. Bloomberg’s remarks present us all with an invaluable opportunity to address head-on the challenge we have in…
September 18, 2013

Blacks’ income remains the lowest of any group

OPINION - In reality, this issue of inequality and the racial wealth gap should be an apolitical issue. Whether you…
September 17, 2013

Gun legislation remains stalled after Washington shootings

NBC NEWS - A day after a mass shooting left 13 dead within two miles of the Capitol, federal gun…
September 17, 2013

Overtime, minimum wage extended to health care workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration approved new rules Tuesday that extend minimum wage and overtime pay to nearly 2…
September 17, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr.’s fur capes, memorabilia go to auction

CHICAGO (AP) — Mink capes, Bruce Lee autographs and assorted Michael Jackson memorabilia belonging to Jesse Jackson Jr. will be…
September 16, 2013

First lady: Obama will ‘shake his groove thing’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says the beats and melodies in Latin music are so irresistible that even President Barack…
September 16, 2013

Obama: ‘Cowardly act’ at Navy Yard kills patriots

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is mourning what he called "yet another mass shooting" in the United States that…
September 16, 2013

Barack Obama: Not ‘the decider,’ but a president who listens

ANALYSIS - The presidency is not a license to push your agenda at every moment, without the support of the…