Will Romney’s Run Expose Lack of Diversity in Private Equity Industry?
The private equity and venture capital industry has grown significantly over the past 40-plus years while ignoring much of the economic conditions across non-white America
2012-08-27
Mike Green, a co-founder of The America21 Project
The New York Times proclaimed that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is heading into the GOP convention this week in Tampa, Florida determined to ratchet up the combative rhetoric against President Barack Obama. The reason? He believes it is the best tactic to appeal to white working-class Americans. Read the complete article
Obama’s Mixed Record on Appointing Judges
The President made judicial appointments a low priority as he tried to push his health reform initiative through Congress
2012-08-27
George E. Curry NNPA Columnist
Many speakers at this week’s Republican convention in Tampa will focus on the economy and unemployment as they seek to contrast the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan GOP ticket with the record of President Barack Obama. But there is another battle underway that is receiving less attention but is at least equally important – the fight to appoint federal judges. Read the complete article
Why Romney and Ryan Want to Eliminate Labor Unions
The candidates see in unions an obstacle to their objectives of increasing wealth for those at the top
2012-08-27
Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist
Let’s be clear: The Republican ticket for the presidency – Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan – have their eyes set on eliminating labor unions from the U.S. scene. No, they will not pass a law eliminating unions; they don’t need to. Read the complete article
The Domino Effects of Debt: Student Loans Trigger Financial Stress from Students To Retirees
The challenges of becoming a homeowner are magnified with student debt
2012-08-24
Charlene Crowell
When this year’s student debt burden surpassed the $1 trillion mark, it became even larger than the amount of debt held on credit cards. New findings now conclude that heavy student loan debt delays the ability of young graduates to buy a home and in the worst scenarios, strips Social Security benefits and even disability income also known as Supplemental Security Income. Read the complete article
Everything Is at Stake If Romney, Ryan Win
The problem is, while many young people discuss issues of concern, not enough of us do something about it
2012-08-21
Tamika Mallory
So to all the young voters out there who think they can sit this one out: You’d better wake up and realize it’s your future at stake Read the complete article
Kelley Williams-Bolar: I am a ‘Criminal’ Because I Wanted a Good Education for My Girls
No longer should parents with children trapped in failing schools be left without rational options
2012-08-20
Kelley Williams-Bolar NNPA Guest Columnist
I am an ex-felon. However, I did not burglarize or assault anyone. I did not rape or steal. I was convicted for falsifying records about my residency so that my daughters could attend a safer, higher-performing suburban school. Read the complete article
Mapping the War on the Right to Vote
Every person can do something to fight in this war on the right to vote, and we each need to decide now how we will execute our roles
2012-08-20
Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist
Twenty five million Americans who had voted in 2008 did not vote in the 2010 midterm elections, and when new state legislators came into power after those elections, their first priority was figuring out how to keep those 25 million people from returning to the polls. Read the complete article
$11 Million FDIC Settlement to Benefit 60,000 College Students
Banks and financial firms now control or influence federal financial aid disbursement to more than 9 million students
2012-08-20
Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist
As millions of college students return to campus, a recent settlement by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) may become a financial blessing to students and their parents. An estimated 60,000 students are expected to share $11 million in restitution from two financial firms – Higher One Holdings, Inc. and Bancorp Bank. Read the complete article
Mitt Romney’s Southern Strategy Gambit
Strategy is repeat of what GOP presidential candidates have routinely done for past five decades
2012-08-16
Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media
On August 3, 1980 GOP Presidential contender Ronald Reagan picked his campaign starting point at the Neshoba County Fair, near Meridian Mississippi. The virtually lily-white, wildly enthusiastic throng that lined Reagan’s motorcade route waved Confederate and American flags. Read the complete article
Portlander in New York: In Manhattan It’s ‘Mind Your Biness’
Making any kind of contact with strangers in public is rare. Mind your business. Don’t make eye contact. Don’t make small talk
2012-08-14
Jeff Tryens
A few weeks ago a disabled Vietnam vet was stabbed and beaten on the subway by a group of teenage girls for making a comment to a friend about how rowdy the girls were. When asked by a TV reporter whether he would have said something to the group, a passer-by said, “This is Manhattan, man, you mind your biness.” Read the complete article
