Author: Sydney Robinson

Opening up like never before, Former First Lady Michelle Obama spoke with a crowd in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday about how racial attacks on her appearance by Americans hurt her deeply. The First Lady’s success as the first black women to fill the seat smashed the glass ceiling, but Obama said that her accomplishment was marred somewhat by the falling shards as a result of that smash – deep, racist cuts from her most hateful detractors. The first lady said that it made her feel hopeless at points to know no matter what she did, many would never see...

On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate voted in favor of moving forward debate about a mystery health care bill, the contents of which none of the Senators who voted for or against it are familiar. While Republicans on the roster (mostly) voted “yea,” Democratic Senators Refused to even cast a vote on the motion, objecting to the vote entirely until Republicans had concluded their voting. At that time, the vote sat at 48 yes, 2 no. Republicans elected to wait for the votes of several missing Senators, including John McCain, an expected “yea,” and Ron Johnson, a possible “nay.” Despite...