Nov 17th, 2008 · As Barack Obama prepares to become America's first African-American president, writer Mark Oppenheimer discusses his recent article in Slate Magazine about how other minority groups see the possibility of one of their own becoming president.
Nov 6th, 2008 · Now that Barack Obama has been elected president, there is hope that something can be done about poverty, jobless rate and lower performing schools in minority neighborhoods. Roger Wilkins is a civil rights activist and author. Taylor Branch is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. They discuss with Steve Inskeep how the multi-racial people who volunteered for Obama's campaign can help work to solve the problems in poor communities.
Nov 5th, 2008 · Democrats are on a path to win up to 20 House seats after Tuesday's elections. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said her party's first order of business was a lame-duck session to enact another economic stimulus package. She talks about her plans to work with the Republican minority.
Nov 4th, 2008 · Democrats hold a majority in the House of Representatives — and they could gain another 17 to 40 seats. A Democratic pickup of 20 or more seats would be reminiscent of the GOP landslide of 1994, which left House Democrats in the minority for a dozen years.
Oct 14th, 2008 · The government's decision to purchase minority stakes in financial institutions and further expand its deposit insurance programs will give it unprecedented power over financial institutions. It's an intervention many find unsavory, but necessary.
Oct 14th, 2008 · The U.S. economic crisis is having an impact on individual consumers as well as stock brokers and banks. Minority investment firms, which work within their communities, are feeling the fear and confusion of their clients.
Oct 1st, 2008 · In 2004, George W. Bush and the GOP enjoyed a surge of support from Latino voters. Now, four years later, polls show many Latinos are leaning toward Obama. Latinos are the largest minority in the U.S. and McCain, who has a long history with immigration reform, is fighting to win Latino voters back to the GOP.
Sep 28th, 2008 · Republicans are ratcheting up their attacks against voter registration drives run by Acorn, a nonprofit group that represents low-income and minority voters. Republicans say it's a "threat to public safety," while the group says it's being unfairly attacked.