Barack Obama

Ahmed Mohamed

Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas

The president has yet to visit an American mosque. Ahmed Mohamed’s ordeal is the perfect opportunity to launch a new fight against anti-Muslim bigotry.

Sep 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Obama Iraq press conference

Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster

The president has executed a subtle geopolitical strategy with the potential to extend American empire well into the 21st century.

Sep 15, 2015 / Alfred McCoy

Hillary Clinton on Iran Deal

Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance Hawks Aren’t Giving the Iran Deal a Chance

Bellicose posturing too often ends up isolating the United States—and undermining our security.

Sep 15, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’?

Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’? Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’?

If so, why is Washington opposed to Moscow’s help in the war against ISIS?

Sep 9, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

John Kerry Iran deal

The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now

Obama wins the first round with AIPAC. Here’s what's coming next.

Sep 4, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Blockadia protest

As President Obama Wraps Up His Alaska Trip, Demand He End His Hypocrisy on Arctic Drilling As President Obama Wraps Up His Alaska Trip, Demand He End His Hypocrisy on Arctic Drilling

Just weeks before a trip intended to call for action on climate change, President Obama gave Royal Dutch Shell Oil permission to start drilling off the coast of Alaska.

Sep 2, 2015 / NationAction

Kiev Protest

Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’? Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’?

As well as Washington’s ‘Ukrainian project’?

Sep 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Barack Obama

Waiting for the Presidents in New Orleans Waiting for the Presidents in New Orleans

George Bush flew over us. Barack Obama sent his deputies. But both eventually landed, and both leave behind plenty more work toward our recovery.

Aug 27, 2015 / Jarvis Deberry

Obama

Three Weeks After Obama Announced His Clean-Power Plan, He Greenlit New Oil Drilling in the Arctic Three Weeks After Obama Announced His Clean-Power Plan, He Greenlit New Oil Drilling in the Arctic

What’s driving the president’s bafflingly two-faced climate policy?

Aug 26, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard

Marc Lasry

Is an Obama Donor Tying the President’s Hands on Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis? Is an Obama Donor Tying the President’s Hands on Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis?

Vulture-fund investor Marc Lasry—who raised $500,000 for Obama in 2012—stands to gain if the commonwealth is not bailed out.

Aug 19, 2015 / Ed Morales

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