Barack Obama

Obama in Wisconsin After Lackluster Debate »

By Ruth Conniff, October 4, 2012

The most ominous part of the debate was when Obama embraced the Simpson Bowles plan. By Ruth Conniffread more

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Nader on Obama »

By Lisa Mullenneaux, September 30, 2012

Nader lamented the paradox of a president out-of-control on foreign policy but stymied on domestic matters.read more

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Obama Threatens War with Iran at UN

September 26, 2012

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Obama at the U.N.: Pretty Words, Distorted Pictures, Veiled Threats »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 26, 2012

Violence, war, and the killing of innocents are OK when the United States engages in them, but not when others do?read more

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Hedges Case Hangs in the Balance, As Do Our Rights

September 19, 2012

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In Hedges Case, Crucial Court Ruling on NDAA Up in the Air »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 18, 2012

Executive power and the constitutionality of the National Defense Authorization Act hang in the balance.read more

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How Obama Trapped Himself in Chicago Teachers’ Strike »

By Ruth Conniff, September 18, 2012

What tripped up Obama the most is that he has essentially adopted George W. Bush's free-market, live-and-let-die education policies.read more

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Dinesh D’Souza’s Obama Documentary Surreal in Its Badness »

By Amitabh Pal, September 8, 2012

The anti-Obama screed is almost psychedelic.read more

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Obama Rediscovers FDR in Speech

September 7, 2012

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Obama's Trickle-Down Symbolism leaves Black America Behind »

By Arun Gupta, September 7, 2012

The painful irony of Obama is that most of Black America works in an apartheid-like economy.read more

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The Pluses and Minuses of Obama’s Speech »

by Matthew Rothschild, September 7, 2012

It was reassuring to hear him pronounce the three letters, “FDR,” again, which I thought had been deleted from the President’s alphabet.read more

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Obama Still Wants to Compromise with Republicans

August 27, 2012

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Don’t Expect Much from Obama’s Second Term »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 27, 2012

Obama is Bill Clinton with a functional zipper.read more

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Obama's Hard Case on the Economy

August 24, 2012

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Obama’s Achilles Heel »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 24, 2012

To some extent, Obama is getting a bad rap on the economy. But he does bear some of the responsibility for the bad shape people are in.read more

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