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Lee Daniels on "The Paperboy"
Anyone who’s seen the Oscar-winning film “Precious” knows that director Lee Daniels isn’t afraid of America’s more prickly issues, like race, sexuality, and class. In his new star-packed movie “The...
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The Seven Ohio Voters Who Will Determine the Election
Lake County, Ohio has become a good bellwether of how the swing state will vote, and thus, is also a fairly good predictor of presidential elections. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Lake...
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Romney Lays Out Foreign Policy in Virginia
Speaking at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, Republic presidential nominee Mitt Romney gave a key foreign policy address Monday afternoon. His focus was primarily on the Middle...
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Supreme Court Could Overturn Affirmative Action
On June 23, 2003, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor read her majority opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger, the case that upheld the affirmative action policy at the University of Michigan Law...
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Has Obama Narrowed Our Discussion of Race?
Hermene Hartman was an enthusiastic supporter of President Obama in 2008. In fact her magazine, N’DIGO, was the first to publish his image on its cover back in 1997. Since then, her enthusiasm has...
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Biden and Ryan Spar in First and Only Vice Presidential Debate
Governor Romney was largely seen as the winner of last week’s presidential debate, as he gave a confident, direct, and what some called a “presidential” performance. He subsequently gained a...
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Growing Up in a War Zone
While war continues to ravage Syria, the world watches in horror. The question weighing most heavily on our collective conscience is simply this: What about the children? Nadja Halilbegovich and...
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One Tough Neighborhood, Two Friends, and Thousands of Photos
We’ve seen the rough, urban neighborhood documented thousands of times by photojournalists dating all the way back to Jacob Riis in the 1800s. Over and over again, the images appear the same: children...
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Independents React to the Second Presidential Debate
After the first presidential debate, we spoke to several independent voters throughout the country who have not yet decided who they will be voting for come November. While some of them remain...
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Can the Government Create Jobs?
In Tuesday night’s presidential debate there was much discussion about job creation, but it was the comments of one of our independent voters in Ohio, Dan Starr, that really set a lot of listeners off....
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Boy Scouts Release 'Perversion' Files
Yesterday, the Boy Scouts of America, one of the most illustrious and respected youth organizations in the world, released a number of “Ineligible Volunteer Files.”Also referred to as the “Perversion...
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A Climate of Doubt
Just a few years ago, climate change was widely considered an "inconvenient truth" — something that would likely be expensive and difficult to fix, but an issue that nearly all politicians felt...
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Obama and Romney Debate Foreign Policy
With election day just two weeks away, Americans tuned in on Monday to watch the third and final presidential debate, which focused on foreign policy.In a recent poll in three battleground states,...
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U.S. Senate Candidate in Hot Water Over Comments on Rape
It seems like déjà vu: a U.S. Senate candidate in a tight race makes a controversial statement about rape, setting off an awkward need for a response from the Republican presidential nominee.This time...
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China Prepares for Leadership Transition as US Readies for Presidential Election
On November 8, just two days after Election Day in the United States, the Chinese Community Party will undergo its own leadership transition, at the 2012 Party Congress. China has figured prominently...
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Man with Down Syndrome Responds to Ann Coulter's Use of 'Retard'
During this past Monday’s presidential debate, political commentator Ann Coulter tweeted: “I highly approve of Romney’s decision to be kind and gentle to the retard.” Her choice of words in referencing...
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When Disaster Strikes: Film and Reality
When it comes to disaster movies, New York is well-represented. From King Kong’s climb up the Empire State Building to the aliens dedicated to the city’s destruction in Independence Day, action films...
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Hospital in the Path of Sandy
As Sandy pummels the East Coast, cities and states up and down the eastern seaboard are dealing with what’s been described as the worst storm on record for the Atlantic. The Takeaway is talking with...
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Hurricane Sandy's Election Impact
The 2012 election is just six days away, and voters in swing states like Virginia, Pennsylvania, and even as far west as Ohio are still reeling from Hurricane Sandy. Flooding and felled trees continue...
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Will Hurricane Sandy Change Your Vote?
Pictures of devastation continue to pour in from across the Northeast. With much of the damage in the country’s largest media market, the plight of New Yorkers and others affected by the storm is sure...
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