Barack Obama

Beyond the NSA: What About Big Data Abuse by Corporations, Politicians?

Beyond the NSA: What About Big Data Abuse by Corporations, Politicians? Beyond the NSA: What About Big Data Abuse by Corporations, Politicians?

Obama is right to address concerns about intelligence gathering. But that's not enough to restore privacy protection.

Jan 17, 2014 / John Nichols

Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today

Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today Here’s What Obama Said in His NSA Speech Today

A transcript of the president's speech on national security and intelligence reforms

Jan 17, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Slamming the NSA

Slamming the NSA Slamming the NSA

Obama’s Review Group is about to join a federal judge in blasting the NSA’s data collection overreach, it appears.

Dec 17, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Patricia Williams: On Mandela and Obama

Patricia Williams: On Mandela and Obama Patricia Williams: On Mandela and Obama

How do the two trailblazers compare?

Dec 11, 2013 / Press Room

I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama

I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama

I wanted a president who believed in the same issues that I did. Yet for many of us, what came after Obama’s campaign was a string of broken promises. 

Dec 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation

Why Is a Senate Democrat Agreeing to Another $8 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts?

Why Is a Senate Democrat Agreeing to Another $8 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts? Why Is a Senate Democrat Agreeing to Another $8 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts?

While Obama described his vision for an economy defined by mobility, Senator Debbie Stabenow cut a deal for at least another $8 billion in food stamp cuts. 

Dec 6, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Obama: Inequality Is ‘the Defining Challenge of Our Time’

Obama: Inequality Is ‘the Defining Challenge of Our Time’ Obama: Inequality Is ‘the Defining Challenge of Our Time’

In a speech Wednesday, the President said economic inequality will be "the defining challenge" of his remaining time in office. 

Dec 4, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Conservatives Upset With Obama’s ‘Multicultural Pieties’ on Thanksgiving Should Try a Serving of FDR

Conservatives Upset With Obama’s ‘Multicultural Pieties’ on Thanksgiving Should Try a Serving of FDR Conservatives Upset With Obama’s ‘Multicultural Pieties’ on Thanksgiving Should Try a Serving of FDR

FDR took on ”greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches.”

Nov 27, 2013 / John Nichols

How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize

How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize

With a historic deal in Iran, the Obama administration is one step closer to fulfilling its peacekeeping promise.

Nov 26, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Stuck With Obamacare

Stuck With Obamacare Stuck With Obamacare

President Obama, aka Middle-Man, is having a rough month.

Nov 25, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

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