DETROIT—Mayor Dave Bing announced Thursday morning that the abandoned Fredrick Douglas Homes complex, formerly known as the Brewster-Douglas housing project, will...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama (pictured) walked a narrow path between ambition and realism, defiance and accommodation when he addressed reporters for the first time since winning a hard-fought election that gives him four more years to carve his place in history. SEE ALSO: NewsOne Celebrates President Obama’s Big Win![1] While he avoided terms like “transformational,” Obama signaled that he still hopes to accomplish big things in spite of Congress’ almost paralyzing partisanship. That could include an overhaul of immigration laws, which could become a coveted bookend to his 2010 health care revision. There was a bounce in Obama’s step Wednesday in the White House East Room. But there was no dancing in the end zone, no taunting of defeated opponents. He jokingly claimed he forgot about the election the day after it ended, so eager is he to plunge into his second-term agenda. Obama said he is willing to work with Republicans to head off the worrisome package of big tax hikes and ...
This election was a victory for the middle class. Here’s why. “Middle-out” economics defeated supply-side economics Politicians have always paid lip...
