Op-Ed
Don Lemon: Legacy of 'one drop' rule inspires search for family historyYou never know from where inspiration will come. I am often envious of my friends who can recite stories about ancestors that have been handed down through generations. I can't do that. As a descendant of slavery in America, that hasn't... Read More » 
Is the Obama presidency 'built to last'?President Obama used the State of the Union address to outline an agenda for the coming year and, more importantly, to define what his goals would be should he be re-elected in November. Read More » 
Beyond 'Red Tails,' more hidden heroes of American historyThe next few days will determine if "Red Tails," the World War II action film about the Tuskegee Airmen, is a box office success. But the story of the Airmen's real-life courage is already in the record book that counts: history. Read More » 
Opinion: I will support as many 'Pariahs' as I can
R. Ashley Jackson: Everyone should see 'Pariah,' especially parents and adults working with youth. We have a duty to prepare, nurture and encourage them. Read More » 
Interfaith cooperation on campus and the legacy of MLKThe Interfaith Leadership Institute is gathering in Atlanta to tackle questions of what it means to engage religious diversity constructively on college campuses. Read More » 
Opinion: It's not easy being first ladyCarl Sferrazza Anthony: "Michelle Obama's historic status as the first African-American first lady has made her at times a target for unfair stereotype and very ugly treatment." Read More » Why is Arizona threatened by Mexican-American studies?Ruben Navarrette Jr.: "Who's afraid of a harmless course in Mexican-American studies?Arizonans. That's who." Read More » 
Should Cee Lo have tweaked 'Imagine'?
Stephen Prothero: "New Year’s Eve is usually truce time in the culture wars. Not so on Saturday night, when Cee Lo Green changed the lyrics to John Lennon’s “Imagine” while performing the song on live television in New York’s Time Square." Read More » 
Bill Clinton's lessons for ObamaOpinion: President Clinton's strengths offer some guidance for President Obama to improve his standing, even beyond his campaign, says a Princeton University professor. Read More » 
Yes, Mr. President, Americans can be 'lazy'Commentary: "For all of our talk of Americans being straight shooters who don't like to mince words and have the freedom of speech to say exactly what's on our minds, we sure punk out when it comes to elected officials speaking the truth." Read More » 
Barack Obama slept here"George Washington slept here." It was once an American catchphrase — cheery shorthand for a blithesome fact of American democracy: Our presidents come from among us, and have traditionally striven to continue moving among us. Read More » 
Why Americans should care about famine in Africa
 More than 29,000 children have died over the past three months in what is the most acute food security emergency on Earth. It's worsening by the minute and outstripping available supplies. Read More » 
Gergen: Why didn't Obama listen to Petraeus?
There was something deeply unsettling about President Obama's speech on Afghanistan and much of the commentary that surrounded it — or at least there was to me, as someone who clings to some old-fashioned traditions about... Read More » 
In ‘payback’ move, mayor’s allies demoralize a proud inner-city school
The Los Angeles Board of Education is chipping away at the backbone of the school district. It's latest error is transferring the administration of Henry Clay Middle School to Green Dot charter schools. Read More » New Mexican president, same cartel war?We talk to a lot of people in our effort to track Mexico’s criminal cartels and to help our readers understand the dynamics that shape the violence in Mexico. Our contacts include a wide range of people, from Mexican and... Read More » 
Ohio governor's crass attack on LeBron JamesSports and politics have always mixed. We've had former athletes hold elective office; mayors, members of Congress and governors are always making bets with one another when their teams play each other in big... Read More » 
The Palestinian moveA former head of Mossad, Meir Dagan, has publicly criticized the current Israeli government for a lack of flexibility, judgment and foresight, calling it “reckless and irresponsible” in the handling of Israel’s foreign... Read More » 
Israel's borders and national securityIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said May 30 that Israel could not prevent the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state, in the sense of adopting a resolution on the subject. Two weeks ago... Read More » 
Obama and the Arab SpringU.S. President Barack Obama gave a speech last week on the Middle East. Presidents make many speeches. Some are meant to be taken casually, others are made to address an immediate crisis, and still others... Read More » 
Corruption: Why Texas is not Mexico
As one studies Mexico’s cartel war, it is not uncommon to hear Mexican politicians — and some people in the United States — claim that Mexico’s problems of violence and corruption stem largely from the country’s... Read More » Republicans, meet your new front-runnerToday's big winner is Donald Trump. His news conference this morning was an utterly brilliant performance in which he claimed, with considerable justification, that he alone was able to get the president of the... Read More » Will birther nonsense stop now?In response to the increased heat of conspiracy entrepreneurs selling books and seeding presidential campaigns with "birther" theories, President Obama released his long-form birth certificate Wednesday. Read More » Health care law: How it impacts childrenKelly Hardy and Robert Phillips respond to some frequently asked questions on the impact of the health care law on children. Hardy is director of health policy at Children Now, a national organization that helps children achieve their full... Read More » Health care law: How does it help people without insurance, jobs, papers?Below are some of the frequently asked questions NAM has heard since President Obama signed the health care reform law in March. Read More » Ask the Expert
Dr. Toni P. Miles, a professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and Robert Phillips, a policy expert at The California Endowment, address three frequently asked questions about elder care benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010. Read More » Health care law: What’s in it for small businesses?In California, small businesses, or businesses that employ less than 100 people, make up over 90% over all private sector employers, employ over 5 million Californians, and paid over a third of the... Read More » 
Carville: Louisiana demands justice, not charity
For too long, the federal government and industry alike have simultaneously abused and neglected, patronized and plundered, and now polluted the people of Louisiana. And our plight now is a national emergency. Read More » 
Zakaria: Obama caves in to media frenzy over BPPresident Obama's stepped-up focus on the Gulf oil disaster and his hardline rhetoric against BP are accomplishing little and risk distracting the White House from other urgent responsibilities, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. Read More » Who are the credit ratings agencies?The financial world was thrown into a tailspin last weekend as credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's first downgraded Greece's debt rating to junk status, and also lowered the ratings of Portugal and Spain. Read More » 
Protect voter gains of 'Bloody Sunday'Commentary: Donna Brazile says minority voters still face obstacles to casting their ballots. Read More » 
Willie's World: Time for Obama to lower his profile"It was quite a scene down at the Cut steakhouse in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, where I had dinner with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez." Read More » 
My father's handsAlzheimer's is a disease that now afflicts more than four million people in our nation, and one of them is my father, Ignacio. It is a heart-breaking disease that affects every member of the family. Read More » Another View: Focus on urban violence can’t be a ‘drive-by’ concernIt was with some concern that when the 16-year-old student Derrion Albert was killed recently by other youths wielding wooden clubs in Chicago, the White House responded by deciding to send Attorney... Read More » Obama opposition not sufficient for a GOP comebackIn his first year in office, former President Bill Clinton, who had run as a centrist, was drawn into the new left vortex of socialized health care, which led to a resounding defeat for Clinton and... Read More » Parental guidance needed for mothers, fathers upset over address to studentsNo one questioned President Barack Obama’s right to deliver an address Wednesday night on health care to a joint session of Congress. However, his decision to address students the day before on... Read More » Just how radical is President Obama?Barack Obama hired Anthony “Van” Jones as a special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Jones is an admitted “rowdy... Read More » Will Obama take up the lion’s roar?When I began my academic career at Brandeis University just outside Boston, Ted Kennedy was in the Senate, but had established little fame. Twenty years later, I came back to Boston, or rather Cambridge,... Read More » Another View: Speeding on the highway to federally funded racism
I first wrote about this issue in January 1997. The discrimination against Black contractors on federal highway projects is worse now than ever before. We cried in 1997 and must now scream and... Read More » The real myth of health careOne of the more pernicious myths surrounding the debate over health care is the oft-repeated claim that conservatives do not want reform. Nonsense! What we do not want is the warm bucket of snake oil... Read More » Another View: Religious faithful cannot stay on sidelines of health care debateDuring the fierce battle with the Amalekites, when Moses raised his hands the Israelites won, but when he tired and dropped them, his enemies won. So Moses’ brother Aaron and Hur, a friend, stood... Read More » Back from the brink of a deadly racial injustice
After years of heartbreak and disappointment, Troy Davis is finally getting a chance to have evidence heard in his case after being denied a fair trial since he was arrested almost two decades ago. It... Read More » Do we need a town hall on race?What would a town hall on race look like? I do not mean the aesthetics — the color of the carpet or where panelists would sit, but the guts of it — the substance. I am pondering the question... Read More » Another View: A young boy’s death that could have been preventedAs a child, Devante Johnson’s future seemed to be full of promise. He made excellent grades in school and was a help around the house. His mother, Tamika Scott, worked hard, managing to raise... Read More » Health care plan doesn’t pass the smell testThe narrative currently being written by the new left posits that opposition to their attempts to reform health care is fueled by political impotence, crackpot extremism and racism. Alas, elected officials... Read More » 
N.Y. Times Op-Ed: Obama: Why we need health care reform
In the end, health care reform isn’t about politics and fear. It’s about changing a system that often works better for the health-insurance companies than it does for millions of Americans. Read More » Three R’s can explain anti-Obama extremists: Republican Race RageSeveral people have contacted me about the similarities between Paul Krugman’s recent New York Times article and my own idea that the Republican base in motivated by a rage that is, in part, racial. I... Read More » If Michael could forgive his father, why can’t we?In the nonstop hoopla surrounding the death of Michael Jackson, Joe Jackson has become the person everyone loves to hate. TV commentators drop all pretense of objectivity by openly dismissing him as... Read More » Essay: No More Excuses
The United States has a glorious history. We are the most powerful and influential country in the world today. Our constitution is the oldest in the world. It is a blueprint for our democratic government,... Read More » Another View: Promise of Change: U.S. Engagement With AfricaPresident Obama’s first 200 days have been both promising and perilous. The symbolism of Obama’s first trip to Africa as president held the attention of foreign policy watchers, but only... Read More » Cynicism in the health care debateThe current philosophy of governance — and this includes governance of the Democrat and Republican variety — is that there is tremendous capacity in government to better the lives of average... Read More » |
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