Ed. note: This is cross-posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s blog. See the original post here. I’ve been involved in civil rights work for a long time, and I’ve seen a lot of victories and setbacks. But in recent years, the speed of our progress on equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans […]
This week, the President traveled to Las Vegas and Chicago to highlight the steps he is taking to reform our broken immigration system, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and delivered a statement on the Grand Jury’s decision in Ferguson, while the Vice President and Dr. Biden visited Ukraine and Turkey. That’s November 21st to […]
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder sent the following message to the White House email list, giving an update on the Administration’s next steps following the events in Ferguson, Missouri. Didn’t get the email? Sign up for email updates here. Following Michael Brown’s tragic death, millions of people across the nation and around the world have […]
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Deep, persistent drought. Longer, fiercer wildfire seasons. High tides flooding downtowns. Severe storms wreaking havoc. This is the picture from the front lines of climate change — in communities across America. And as they face these immediate climate crises, cities, towns, counties, and tribes of every size and in every region of the country have […]
America has developed a wide number of social innovations that have matured from novel experiments into best practices for healthy societies. We pioneered new approaches to charitable giving such as the community foundation. We developed national service into a standard rite for youth development. But in just a few short years, #GivingTuesday has emerged as […]
President Barack Obama, with First Lady Michelle Obama and Bard College student Troy Simon, delivers remarks during the College Opportunity Summit in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, Jan. 16, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) At the beginning of his administration, President Obama set a goal that the U.S. would […]
There’s a good chance it’ll take you less time to apply for health coverage than to make your Thanksgiving dinner. Need health insurance? Visit HealthCare.gov right now, where you can shop for plans and get yourself signed up. Otherwise, be sure to share this delicious one-two recipe punch with everyone you know. Check out the […]
President Obama visited the Naitonal Institutes of Health (NIH) today to visit the team of scientists who recently made significant progress in developing an Ebola vaccine. “No potential Ebola vaccine has ever made it this far,” he noted. Indeed, the United States is taking the lead in the world’s response to Ebola — in treating, […]
Last week, the President took action to fix as much of our broken immigration system as possible within the scope of his existing legal authority. The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions are an important step to fix our broken immigration system. Millions of undocumented immigrants who live in the shadows want to play by the […]
