Obama

Early lessons from 2009

December 15, 2009 By Sam Webb

A year ago, we said that the country was entering an era of democratic reform and that the same coalition that defeated the right in the 2008 elections would drive the process going forward.

Miami lessons: civil rights, recounts and tea-bags

December 11, 2009 By John Rummel

Before the civil rights movement burst onto the national scene, Bobbi Graff and people like her were leading struggles against lynching and police brutality and for desegregation.

Workers hold roundtables as jobs summit begins

December 3, 2009 By John Wojcik

As union leaders, business CEOs and economists meet at the White House today for a jobs summit workers across the country are holding roundtable gatherings on job creation.

Detroiters worry about war’s impact on troubled city

December 3, 2009 By John Rummel

DETROIT - Marchers here had no shortage of ideas for better ways to use the money.

Jobs, not bombs

December 2, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan has generated skepticism and dismay among his supporters. And rightly so.