Barack Obama

We Already Had an Election to Decide Who Gets to Appoint the Next Supreme Court Justice

We Already Had an Election to Decide Who Gets to Appoint the Next Supreme Court Justice We Already Had an Election to Decide Who Gets to Appoint the Next Supreme Court Justice

It was in 2012.

Feb 15, 2016 / Nan Aron and Kyle C. Barry

Immigration protest

What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer. What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer.

Prompted by the ongoing crisis of child migrants from Central American, Senate Democrats are trying to get due process for “vulnerable” asylum seekers.

Feb 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Senator Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Has an Obama Problem Bernie Sanders Has an Obama Problem

He needs to find a way to critique the administration without alienating black voters who are protective of the president.

Feb 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh

US Soldier

Does the US Military Suffer From ‘Affluenza’? Does the US Military Suffer From ‘Affluenza’?

No matter what the military does (or doesn't) accomplish, it continues to garner praise, resources, and funding.

Feb 11, 2016 / William J. Astore

Repairing American Democracy Should Be a Central Issue in the 2016 Campaign

Repairing American Democracy Should Be a Central Issue in the 2016 Campaign Repairing American Democracy Should Be a Central Issue in the 2016 Campaign

Three ways to fix US politics: Reduce big money, end gerrymandering, make it easier to vote.  

Feb 11, 2016 / Ari Berman

Colstrip coal plant

The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed? The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed?

It depends on who the next president is.

Feb 10, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin

Escalating the Political Propaganda War v. Cooperation with Russia Escalating the Political Propaganda War v. Cooperation with Russia

In recent days, opponents of diminishing the most dangerous aspects of the new Cold War have assailed such possibilities—from Ukraine, Turkey, and Europe to Syria.

Feb 10, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

How Many Flints Are There?

How Many Flints Are There? How Many Flints Are There?

In a country where 500,000 children have substantial amounts of lead in their bodies, Flint is no anomaly.

Feb 9, 2016 / David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz

President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American

President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American President Obama: Islamophobia Is Not American

In the president’s first visit to a US mosque, he condemned the anti-Muslim rhetoric sweeping the Republican presidential campaign.

Feb 4, 2016 / John Nichols

President Barack Obama.

Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque Finally, Obama Visits an American Mosque

“You fit in here,” the president told American Muslims in a rebuke to growing anti-Muslim bigotry.

Feb 4, 2016 / Ali Gharib

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