Commentary

Private prisons in our midst, part IV of IV

Monday, 15 October 2012 16:47 Sharon Brooks, founder: Peace of Hope

In this day and age, many people have started new businesses of their own.

A listless Obama is still better than Romney

Monday, 15 October 2012 16:44 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist

Somehow, the body snatchers came last Wednesday and took the fire (as in fired up, ready to go) out of President Obama, leaving a rather listless shell of a man who never truly engaged the audience or his opponent. He looked down at his notes, fidgeted, and let Mitt Romney get away with multiple lies.

Keep an eye on seniors

Monday, 15 October 2012 15:39 Douglas E. Schoen

Both President Obama and Mitt Romney will need to carefully consider how they approach the issue of Medicare in the coming weeks.

Voter restriction amendment tragically flawed

Monday, 15 October 2012 09:55 Mike Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney

In my career as a politician, I've worked hard to reach out to all people in Minnesota, regardless of where they live or where they came from. I have talked to people in every corner of this great state and I wanted everyone to take part in electing good people to our local, state and national governments.

Families struggle: Child poverty remains epidemically high

Sunday, 07 October 2012 12:45 Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist

The U.S. Census Bureau's new poverty data for the states show millions of families struggling mightily to keep their heads above water in the wake of the Great Recession. Fourteen states saw statistically significant increases in their child poverty rates, 26 states saw small increases, and nine states and the District of Columbia saw small declines in child poverty rates last year. But the morally scandalous bottom line is clear: 16.1 million children are poor in our rich nation with more than seven million living in extreme poverty, too often scared, hungry, and homeless.

Polls don’t decide elections

Sunday, 07 October 2012 12:34 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist

In late September, the “nonpartisan” Web site Real Clear Politics reported that President Obama leads Republican nominee Mitt Romney in several battleground states. According to the polls, President Obama leads by 5.2 percent in Ohio, 4.5 percent in Virginia, 4.2 percent in Nevada, 4 percent in Iowa, and 3 percent in Florida. Do we believe the polls? I’m not so sure. But I surely don’t believe these polls should alter an aggressive effort to re-elect this Democratic president.

Part III of IV: Private prisons in our midst

Saturday, 29 September 2012 22:28 Sharon Brooks, Peace of Hope

I have 1980s babies.

Yeah, those good guys are always on to the latest sayings, the coolest moves and of course, the latest trends. 1980s babies seem to know quite a bit about what's "in" and what's not. And in the most intelligent ways, these babies are not afraid to speak their minds. They can be straight, gay, professional, artistic, political and wealthy; many of them have achieved the status of millionaire in a variety of ways.