Are racial differences really worse under Obama?
Big city mayors have to stay as neutral as possible when asked about disputes between their citizens and the police. But New York Mayor Bill de Blasio found his voice...
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When there’s video, you are the witness
As the tragic chokehold case of Eric Garner illustrates, police body cameras are not the solution to all police brutality complaints. But they can bring a much-needed clarity to what...
Bill Cosby: Will we ever feel the same about him?
When asked about recent allegations against Bill Cosby, Chris Rock fell into what for him is an unusual position. He was at a loss for words. "I don't know what...
Local racial clash, national tragedy
When my fellow critics of Ferguson, Mo., police are reduced to arguing not whether but how hard Michael Brown hit police officer Darren Wilson, I think it is time to...
If Obama can’t bridge racial divide, who can?
After a grand jury decided not to indict a police officer in the death of Michael Brown, President Barack Obama stepped up to perform his unofficial yet widely presumed role:...
Obama breaks through Congress’ brick wall on immigration
Republican fury over President Barack Obama's drastic executive action on immigration distracts from the most obvious solution: the sensible compromise that senators from both parties passed more than 500 days...
Will Jonathan Gruber kill Obamacare?
Was Obamacare sold on a pack of lies or just political spin? Questions like that have turned Jonathan Gruber, who helped create President Barack Obama's health care plan, into a...
President ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’ Obama
With only two years left in his final term — and after a stinging rebuke to the Democratic Party in the midterm elections — the president is showing a new...
Democrats need diversity too
Here we go again. Big election defeats inevitably are followed by major rounds of tooth-gnashing, shirt-rending, soul-searching, finger-pointing, self-flagellating and circular-firing-squad shooting. Now it's the Democrats' turn. Again. After their...
An invite she couldn’t refuse
When 16-year-old Jennifer "Jenny" Gonzalez heard she was going to the White House, she tells me, her first thought was, "Oh, no! It's too good to be true." And her...