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An Entire Generation at Stake

Janet Murguía | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Janet Murguía

Today, more than one-fourth of Latino children live in poverty. Three-fifths live in low-income families. One in five does not have health insurance. Only 55% graduate from high school.

The Last Gasp of the Angry White Man

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

We're supposed to have the best democracy in the world. As it stands, we're one burning tire away from Haiti. We have to dial this health care debate back down.

Barack Obama -- More Presidential By The Day

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

Rare is a president who learns so fast, who observes so deeply, who can take criticism and walk away better for it.

Winning Isn't Everything -- In More Than One Sense

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Reardon

I'd stop asking for people to support crucial proposals like the stimulus package until I actually tell them what is involved, because the press isn't bothering to do so.

Hillary Clinton for VP

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 07.28.2008 | Home


Leonce Gaiter

Unlike Rice and Powell, Clinton and Obama want to wield the power themselves, and they make no bones about it. This is a radical shift in establishment Washington's racial/sexual dynamic.