Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote
The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race
The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race
Matt Stewart | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics
It's essential to draw a distinction between rigidly opposing a terrible idea and opposing good one. The Iraq War is a terrible idea based on a lie. By turn, the stimulus package is a pretty good one.
Nathan Robinson | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics
The metro on Tuesday were massively delayed, and people on our train became sick due to the sudden lurches of the delayed trains.
Jon Chattman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style
Now that he's the Commander-in-Chief, Obama needs to step it up, and dress the part. It's time he pimps himself out Wii Rock Band style. Would Elvis or Bono ever wear straight khakis?
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics
With slightly less than a month and a half to go before Barack Obama's inauguration, Washington, D.C. has officially reached the "freakout" point on the Richter scale of event planning.
Michael DeJong | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green
I know that everyone reading this has a laundry list of things that leave them twisted and bitter just like me -- and this is your week to let it all out -- it's National Pet Peeve Week.
Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics
This election is not about the woman who could be president, it's about the man who will be president. It's time to put down the fear.
Judah Freed | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home
The pivotal issue is whether Clinton can pick up enough superdelegates who feel Obama's recent actions or McCain's consistent poll numbers cast doubt on Obama's electability.
Nicholas Stephanopoulos | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
While gunshots ring out and drug deals are executed just blocks away, DC's police officers spend entire days nabbing pedestrians who cross streets a little too soon or a little too late.
Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics
In its ruling, the Court brushed away our nation's history of mass shootings, assassinations, and unparalleled gun violence and accepted an abstract academic argument with dangerous real-world results.
dcist.com | Sommer Mathis | Posted 06.12.2008 | Home
Can you say Police State? The Examiner has the scoop on a controversial new program announced today that would create so-called "Neighborhood Safety Z...
Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics