"By the end of this decade, two in three jobs will require some form of higher education. Yet, as the President noted, too many bright, hard-working students are priced out of college. In his address, the President laid out his top priorities - all aimed at expanding opportunity and opening the gateway to the middle class to more Americans." The president begins to talk about why the need for a college education is an important factor in being successful. This article also explains how we are going to make college more affordable so that it is more popular to have a college diploma in America.

""We're facing right now a divided America when it comes to the economy. It is true that the top 1 percent are doing great under Barack Obama. Today, the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928," he said, quoting an oft-cited (by liberals) statistic from the work of economists Piketty and Emmanuel Saez." This article is about the problems with income inequality we are facing in America.