Hughey Newsome, Project 21
By Hughey Newsome, Project 21
It is ironic that the city Barack Obama used to demonstrate his capabilities as a leader is now nearly out of cash.
During the 2012 campaign, the President and his liberal supporters touted the auto bailout as having saved Detroit. The carmakers may still be alive, but the Motor City itself is in big trouble!
According to a December 3 Wall Street Journal commentary, for example, the city is near Continue reading
Exelon Asked to Return $200 Million Grant from Obama Administration to Taxpayers; Declines. Corporate Chairman “Doesn’t See Any Link” Between $200 Million Obama Administration Grant and “Our Own Public Policy Positions” — Which Happened to Support Obama’s
Tom Borelli
Deneen Borelli
Chicago, IL/Washington, DC – Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research challenged corporate executives with the energy giant Exelon about their firm’s participation in so-called “crony capitalism” at Exelon’s shareholder meeting this week in Chicago.
Incoming Exelon Chairman Mayo A. Shattuck Continue reading
Calls Bounty for Zimmerman “Outrageous” and “Lawless”
Horace Cooper
Legal commentator Horace Cooper, a founding member of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is criticizing the New Black Panthers’ call for a ransom on George Zimmerman in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting.
“The efforts of the New Black Panthers go beyond legitimate discourse and are the legal equivalent of shouting fire in a crowded theatre,” says Cooper. “In addition to their ongoing investigation into the Martin shooting, authorities in Florida and Washington should Continue reading
Deneen Borelli, Fellow, Project 21
By Deneen Borelli
With soaring gasoline prices, increasing unrest in Afghanistan and threats of a nuclear Iran on his plate, President Obama made it a priority to call to the Georgetown University law student criticized by talk radio host Rush Limbaugh for demanding free contraceptives.
Using this cheap publicity stunt to shift attention from his policy failures may bolster Obama’s standing with his left-wing base, but it will not help the President’s standing with American families struggling to make ends meet. Continue reading
Washington, D.C. – Just days after the second anniversary of its enactment, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments today regarding several cases that could declare all or significant parts of “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (popularly known as “Obamacare”) to be unconstitutional. Black conservatives affiliated with the Project 21 black leadership network are speaking out against Obamacare in favor of more Continue reading
Sean Turner
By Sean Turner
I travel by plane on a weekly basis. While it is not the most pleasant experience these days, I’ve learned to deal with the scrutiny that is imposed on travelers in a post-9/11 America.
In reality, I don’t have much choice since flying is still the most convenient way to travel long distances.
Like every other mildly irritated — or extremely frustrated — traveler, Continue reading
Washington, D.C. – Black conservatives with the Project 21 leadership network are condemning the welfare state cheerleading of Jesse Jackson, who claimed President Obama deserves a “big hand” and “honor” for being a “food stamp President.”
Project 21 members also dispute Obama Administration assertions that welfare spending effectively stimulates the economy.
Jerome Hudson
“This is twisted logic. Dr. King didn’t march and die for the perpetuation of the welfare state,” said Project 21 spokesman Jerome Hudson. “They are doing little more than perpetuating a class of jobless and poor people to shore up the rest of the economy. Not only is it a cop-out to focus on subsidies over job-creation, but it’s creating a slave-like existence where people must rely on the government for food, medical care and other essentials.” Continue reading
Cherylyn Harley LeBon
By Cherylyn Harley LeBon, Project 21
Education experts, counselors and parents often debate the question, “How do we persuade students to start thinking about college?”
The answer, according to D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, is simple and innovative: Require all students in District schools to take a college-entrance exam and apply to a college.
Announced in January, Brown’s plan has been Continue reading
By Deneen Borelli, Fellow, Project 21
Deneen Borelli, Fellow, Project 21
Fearing a political backlash over his rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, President Barack Obama tried to use his State of the Union address to appease critics of his war on fossil fuels.
By stealing conservatives’ “all of the above” energy policy, Obama is trying to diffuse criticism of his flawed energy policy.
In particular, Obama’s call for more oil and gas drilling in his State of the Union address was meant to deflect attention away from his failure to approve TransCanada’s Keystone Continue reading
Horace Cooper, Project 21
Attorney General is Wrong to Call Voter ID Unconstitutional, Says Horace Cooper of the National Center for Public Policy Research
Responding to a tsunami of evidence that opportunities for fraudulent voting have reached crisis levels, National Center for Public Policy Research Adjunct Fellow Horace Cooper is criticizing Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice for opposing efforts to crack down on illegal voting schemes.
Cooper, a legal commentator, is the author of the just-released “When the Dead Vote, the Continue reading
