Opinion · 118th Congress
Is the American dream for everyone? Just ask Ilhan Omar
House of Representatives should be Exhibit No. 1 in the resilience of the American dream, the tale of someone starting out with little who has risen to the top.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s about more than one dinner and a man named Trump
the Right” rally and his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol (both of which were graced with Fuentes’ presence), should be a step too far, even for the former president’s No. 1
Opinion · 117th Congress
Americans who excuse violence need to see the world through Maxine McNair’s eyes — and soul
A recent Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found that about 1 in 3 Americans believed violence against the government could at times be justified.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Supporting historically Black colleges and universities can help America ensure an equitable recovery
It’s also one of the many reasons why Wells Fargo has championed support for these institutions, donating more than $24 million over the last 10 years to HBCUs and organizations, including a $1 million
Opinion · 117th Congress
GOP election strategy more Jim Crow than John Lewis
HR 1, the For the People Act, and HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, have been presented as protections for the rights that too many are eager to claw back.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Does the GOP have an opening with Black voters?
In the party itself, White women outnumber Black men by 17 to 1.”
Opinion · 116th Congress
Rothenberg’s best and worst of 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sycophant of the year Nominees: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey GrahamGeorgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly LoefflerOhio Rep. Jim JordanFlorida Rep.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Biden at bat: ‘There is no joy in Mudville’
But for 1 in 4 voters, the candidates’ personalities were more important to their decision than policies. Biden won those voters 64 percent to 31 percent.
Opinion · 116th Congress
If Congress can’t pass police reform now, we just don’t need a Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] The right group While there may be vast areas of federal policy where lawmakers truly can’t tell the difference between a problem and a solution — remember the Facebook hearing
Opinion · 116th Congress
He voted for a massive stimulus and lost his seat. He says he’d do it all again
It makes sense when your economy is nose-diving to spend some money that can be borrowed at under 1 percent.”
Opinion · 116th Congress
Goodbye, Iowa. Hello, Bloomberg
[jwp-video n=”1″] OK, Bloomberg Enter the biggest winner of this week. Not Trump, who seems incapable of just leaving a good news cycle well enough alone.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Cory Booker bows out, Ben Carson backs off fair housing and issues of race recede in America
His administration has appointed nearly 1 in 4 of the nation’s federal appeals court judges and 1 in 7 of its district court judges, an NPR report last year found.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Pete Buttigieg tries to solve his South Carolina puzzle
[jwp-video n=”1″] Selling his plan For Buttigieg, the weekend, which included a criminal justice forum, provided an opportunity to tout his Douglass plan — “a comprehensive investment in Black
Opinion · 116th Congress
With ‘lynching’ comment, Trump retreats to his racist comfort zone
[jwp-video n=”1″] How far we’ve come Is Trump’s latest stunt one step too far for Republicans wanting to retain the “party of Lincoln” label without irony?
Opinion · 116th Congress
Mick Mulvaney, from Washington reformer to chief of graft
[jwp-video n=”1″] When Kathy Kraninger took over as the permanent director in 2018, one of her first acts was to leave the name as it was.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Elijah Cummings, a man of character and the best of Baltimore
[jwp-video n=”1″] Baltimore sometimes seems less a major metropolis than a collection of neighborhoods, including, when I was growing up there, some I would not set foot in, knowing I would be
Opinion · 116th Congress
Americans as ‘High Noon’ heroes against lawlessness? Nope
[jwp-video n=”1″] America has not yet reached that “Have you no sense of decency?”
Opinion · 116th Congress
By writing off climate change, are Republicans writing off young voters?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Standing in the way But as their warnings unfolded, President Donald Trump was making news for his reported plan to revoke California’s right to set stricter air pollution standards
Opinion · 116th Congress
Biden and Beto are like night and day — except when they’re potato-potahto
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