Politic Opinions

 After the Democrats and the Obama administration took a historic beating in the mid-term elections the President left on a 10-day trip to Asia.   The President hoped to complete a trade pact with South Korea, convince China to work towards a trade friendly monetary policy, and get the G20 countries to cooperate in removing trade barriers to boost economies and create oppor

 In the wake of President Obama’s “tax compromise” with Republicans, many on the left have expressed their out-right disgust with this outcome.  Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke for 8 hours on the floor of the Senate to protest the compromise. The “vast majority” of members of the CBC oppose the plan in its current form.

 Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) formerly one of the most influential members of the House has been convicted of 11 of 12 ethics charges (he was originally charged with 13 but two were combined). After a nearly two-year investigation a House subcommittee ethics panel formerly convicted him of improperly soliciting donations for a public center and library bearing his name and omitting over $600 thousand of income and assets on disclosure statements.  Rep.

by Jonathan Clarke
Democrats wandered aimlessly through election season searching for a message that stuck. As it turns out, Hip Hop had all the messaging they needed.