Why Won’t Obama Pay His Interns?

There are more than 20,000 federal government interns, most of whom make $0 an hour. Why? Why Won't Obama Pay His Interns? A former marriage equality advocate turns his attention to what he calls the Obama administration's greatest hypocrisy: pushing for a higher minimum wage while relying on unpaid interns. And he's got help from some powerful White House allies. — by Evan McMorris-Santoro WELL ALRIGHTY THEN Rep. Steve Cohen Says A Black Guy Told Him He's Black Because Of His Paternity Test — by Evan McMorris-Santoro 'yweaaaah' Howard Dean Does The Dean Scream For Bill De Blasio — by Andrew Kacznyski LOSING STEAM Mayors Abandon Bloomberg's Gun Control Group — by Jacob Fischler 'Bzzzzzzzzzzz' Ken Cuccinelli Would Like To Tell You About A Fly — by Andrew Kaczynski THIS WEEK AT THE WHITE HOUSE… Obama Will Pivot Back To Attacking Republicans On The Economy In Series Of Policy Speeches — by Evan McMorris-Santoro ALSO ON BUZZFEED When The NSA Shows Up At Your Internet Company Melissa Harris-Perry Wore Tampon Earrings On Air On MSNBC This Hedge Fund Manager Made $600 Million In 21 Months Off Yahoo Either Chipotle Doesn't Know How To Use Twitter, Or They Know Exactly How To Use Twitter Get more stories on BuzzFeed What's hot on BuzzFeed? This BuzzFeed email was sent to dwyld.kwu.11muchado2011@blogger.com | Unsubscribe Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up to get BuzzFeed in your inbox BuzzFeed, Inc. 54 W. 21st St., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010