US Presidency

President and CEO? Beware of the "Businessman in Chief"

Todd Brewster | Posted 05.01.2012

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Todd Brewster

In a world of gray hues, Romney's appeal as a businessman-politician is refreshingly black and white. You profit or you don't. But beware: this superficial characterization overlooks critical differences between business and politics.

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Everybody Hates Newt Romney

Cliff Schecter | Posted 02.07.2012

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Cliff Schecter

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney -- the perfect dynamic duo for our times, if not end times. A Batman and Robin for the 1%. Defenders of truth, justice, and a Gulag Archipelago filled with child janitors and the fandango of the foreclosed.

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Thinking on George Washington and Barack Obama at Thankgiving

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

Barack Obama could become the George Washington of a next era for the country -- but he's going to have to learn how to be less acquiescent to the political weather.

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Big Momma Is In The (White) House

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

Analyzed as part of the multi-generational black family, grandmothers have often served as both patriarch and matriarch, guiding the black family through the toils and crises of our time.

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McCainnibalism

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

The interesting thing about McCainnibalism is that it does not stop with trying to obliterate members outside of the campaign. The political gorging begins to happen on the inside.

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