WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are trying to prevent a political disaster along with the environmental one taking place in the Gulf of Mexico as they try to convince Americans frustrated by the ongoing oil spill that BP and Republican coziness with the oil industry are to blame.

Roland Martin and Mary Matalin take on the day’s top news stories. In this edition of M-Squared, Martin and Matalin discuss President Obama’s ban on offshore drilling and the ban’s effect on employment. Did the Obama Administration overreact in banning offshore drilling or was this the right move to keep our shores safe from oil […]

If you want to know what people think about the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico all you need to do is take a look at the web. Social networks like face book and Twitter are over flowing with angry comments, most directed at oil giant British Petroleum. Mainstream media organizations have picked […]