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Obama still rolling with that Simpson-Bowles bullshid. He needs to talk to Stephanie Kelton which many of the 2020 candidates are doing and looking at MMT.

Black politicians talking immigrants, Trump, DACA, gun control, etc. Nothing about black Americans. UPDATE: Rep. Hank Johnson/House rep for GA's 4th District; 60% Black...10% Hispanic. John Lewis; Rehasing the Civil Rights, movement, dikkriding Barry, "Vote to honor your ancestors"...

First Clinton saying Europe should get rid of immigrants to appease far right nationalists Now Obama saying we should be more open to discussion with the right. Obama’s so out of touch :snoop: Obama says Fox News viewers, New York Times readers live in 'entirely different' realities -...

......but let's stop taling about race even though we're bringing up race :hhh: Brad........typical white boy name :mjlol:

Remember Obama’s 2008 Climate Promises? We recall an American presidential hopeful apparently willing to take on Koch and big oil. Barack Obama’s decision to give Shell permission to drill for potential oil reserves in the Arctic undermined his legacy as the American president who took...

:jbhmm::lupe: It's been 10 years since we celebrated the first half black president. What's the verdict on the change we could all believe in? Edit: let me edit because I can already see from the first post that it seems like I am trying to set up a political argument when that is not really...

He has my vote already :whew: Of course, he is the foremer AG under Obama and he was recently on Larry Wilmore's podcast, where he mentioned he is considering a run. What are your thoughts? Hell, what do you think his chances are against Trump?

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kerry-in-geneva-raising-hopes-for-historic-nuclear-deal-with-iran/2013/11/23/53e7bfe6-5430-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html Israel and Saudi Arabia are :mad:

Let me start by saying; I'm not the prettiest flower in the meadow, but I am by no means considered "ugly". I live in NY so the standards are high in general. As a mixed Hawaiian, I always got the same dumb questions "Can I touch your hair", "is it really all yours?", "How much can you bench?"...

The Chicago Republican Party has filed a complaint with Chicago Public Schools and is considering suing over an anti-gun violence student walkout Wednesday morning it calls “political” and an “indoctrination.” Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson has publicly given her approval and support...

How does everyone feel about every Marvel hero (sans a handful), basically being stand up comics in every scene in the film? A very obviously example of this is RDJ in all the Ironman films. It seems like after that, Marvel producers wanted every lead to make topical jokes every other line. For...

The nation's first African-American president was a disaster for black wealth. Angela Walker (3rd-L) and her daughter Nazarin (2nd-L) listen to local officials speaking on home foreclosures at their home in Suitland, MD in 2010. Walker was being threatened with foreclosure and had sought help...

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Elaborately detailed piece by Jacobin. It's adapted from “Foreclosed: Destruction of Black Wealth During the Obama Presidency,” a report out from People’s Policy Project. Crucial snippets: A Program Designed to Fail *For homeowners, the largest source of potential relief was, ironically, that...