President Obama Told Sasha and Malia We Gone Be Alright, But We’re Not
President Obama told Sasha and Malia the country will be ok with the new leader and an all-Republican Congress. Maybe for The Obamas. But not for us.
While the Rest of the World Supports Families and Children, the U.S. is a Global Embarrassment
As the only industrialized nation on the globe that doesn’t mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns, the U.S. is a global embarrassment.
In Tearful Speech, Michelle Obama Recognizes Her Own Life in Hadiya Pendleton’s
By NICK CHILES Sometimes it feels like the rest of us operate in a separate world than our lawmakers in Washington. I’ve been getting that...
‘They Deserve A Vote’: President Obama Makes a Powerful Case for Gun Control
By NICK CHILES “They deserve a vote.” With those words, repeated over and over as he introduced victims of gun violence during his State of...
Hadiya Pendleton: Two Charged With Murder In Chicago Teen Honor Student’s Death
Chicago police may be getting closer to getting justice for Hadiya Pendleton: two alleged gang members have been charged with first-degree murder in the death...
Finally, Obama Going to Chicago to Talk About Guns and Our Dying Children
By NICK CHILES After online petition drives, blogger pleas, demands from a range of leaders such as Jesse Jackson, and millions of water cooler and...
Envying Malia and Sasha’s Dad—What I Would Give for a Secret Service Detail For My Girls
By NICK CHILES I admit that I got a little thrill when I read about the lengths the Obamas went to make sure there were...
President Obama Dares to Have Opinion about Nicki Minaj-Mariah Carey ‘Idol’ Feud
Apparently President Obama—the father of teen and tween daughters—is not supposed to have an opinion about pop culture, even if it’s one of the biggest...