A piece of rope, tied in a particular way, has showed the nation in recent months that it has not made nearly as much progress toward racial equality as it thought. Nooses, nearly 40-50 of them, have been reported as parts of hate crimes across the country since September, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.… Post the First Comment

Hillary Clinton is not the inevitable, unstoppable candidate some make her out to be. She is pulling away from the others in polls and her fundraising numbers are better than ever, but two months is an eternity in politics and Barack Obama still has a colossal amount of money.… Post the First Comment