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April 17, 2014

Obama is now winning the Obamacare debate

ANALYSIS - It will be harder for Republicans, even if they disagree with Obamacare, to suggest the law will collapse,…
April 14, 2014

Top Democrat: GOP base has ‘elements that are animated by racism’

MSNBC - Much of the Republican base is motivated by racism, a top Democrat said Sunday—adding fuel to an ongoing…
April 12, 2014

Fewer Republicans think Obamacare will ruin their lives

MSNBC - Now that open enrollments are done, and more than 7.5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance,…
April 11, 2014

Jimmy Carter: 'Race' motivates white men to vote Republican

theGRIO REPORT - Former president Jimmy Carter is never shy about speaking his mind on modern politics...
April 10, 2014

Nancy Pelosi: 'Race' a factor in Republican opposition to immigration reform

theGRIO REPORT - Pelosi's comments reflect what a commonly held belief on Capitol Hill, which is that because immigration reform…
April 9, 2014

Hank Aaron compares Obama's GOP critics to KKK

theGRIO REPORT - Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron compared President Barack Obama's opponents in the Republican Party to the…
April 2, 2014

Politini: GOP foot-in-mouth syndrome strikes again

theGRIO VIDEO - Another week, another faux controversy created by the Right...
April 2, 2014

Why the Republicans are still pushing for Paul Ryan's budget

ANALYSIS - The budget put together by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) the head of the House Budget Committee and former…
March 31, 2014

In the South, the Obamacare debate continues, even as law insures thousands

theGRIO REPORT - In one of the poorest areas of Appalachia, about 2500 people have signed up to get health…
March 21, 2014

Politini: Digital lynchings — what makes a star and a villain

theGRIO VIDEO - It has been 23 years since term sexual harassment was uttered in a congressional hearing and Anita…
March 19, 2014

Rep. Charlie Rangel: Tea Party made up of 'mean, racist people'

theGRIO REPORT - During a recent interview with NY1, the outspoken New York Democrat talking about the difficulty of trying…
March 19, 2014

Is state senator's discrimination stance a symbol of Rand Paul's America?

OPINION - 2016 GOP presidential front-runner Rand Paul and South Dakota state representative Phil Jensen have something in common...
March 19, 2014

Republicans in a neighborhood near you

OPINION - As an African-American and a Republican, I was encouraged to see Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus immediately…
March 18, 2014

Condoleezza Rice calls for GOP inclusiveness, but will the party listen?

OPINION - With the conventional wisdom all but declaring a Republican sweep this November, it would be interesting if the…
March 13, 2014

Senate reaches bipartisan deal on jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators ended a long-running election-season standoff and struck a compromise that would extend…
March 13, 2014

Paul Ryan: ‘Inner cities’ comments were ‘inarticulate’

NBC News - Rep. Paul Ryan said Thursday that his comments about the 'culture' of inner cities were 'inarticulate'...
March 13, 2014

Will history be kinder to President Obama than the current polls suggest?

OPINION - President Obama's approval ratings are in the dumps and the pundit class has all but declared the midterms…
March 10, 2014

Michael Steele weighs in on CPAC: Who best articulates modern conservatism?

OPINION - Senators Lee and Paul are closer to the truth for both conservatives and the Republican Party: It is…
March 8, 2014

Black conservative Ben Carson comes in 3rd in CPAC straw poll, but Rand Paul wins

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky easily won an informal vote of conservatives at the CPAC Conference, an…
March 8, 2014

How the Republicans are still blocking a key plank of Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Seventeen states, most in the South or Mountain West, are unabashedly rejecting any consideration of expanding their…