By Robert Traynham They call it the “second term curse.” It’s where a recently re-elected president wins a second term with either a mandate politically from the people, and or a renewed sense of purpose based in the know...
By Juan Williams The biggest stumbling block to immigration reform is no longer politics. It is how to market the deal to conservatives. The deal is done in both the House and the Senate. All that is left is for Republicans to ...
“House Speaker John Boehner’s new son-in-law is a Jamaican-born, dreadlock-sporting 38-year-old who was once busted for possessing marijuana… Mr. Lakhan wore a gray suit and dreadlocks that fell to his waist,...
By Nicole Flatow for Think Progress In March, Colorado came close to becoming the 19th state to abolish the death penalty, but the bill failed after Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) voiced opposition and suggested a possible ve...
By Julianne Malveaux When Beyoncé Knowles sang the Etta James song “At Last” at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the song could have had several meanings. At last we have an African-American president? At las...