Barack Obama

From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall

From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall

President Obama’s symbolic recognition of minorities isn’t a substitute for policy, but it does matter.

Jan 23, 2013 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

What Obama’s Inaugural Address Got Wrong About Poverty

What Obama’s Inaugural Address Got Wrong About Poverty What Obama’s Inaugural Address Got Wrong About Poverty

It makes no sense to suggest that a poor child could ever have “the same chance to succeed as anybody else.”

Jan 22, 2013 / Betsy Reed

MSNBC Incorrectly Reports No Permits Were Requested to Protest Obama’s Inauguration

MSNBC Incorrectly Reports No Permits Were Requested to Protest Obama’s Inauguration MSNBC Incorrectly Reports No Permits Were Requested to Protest Obama’s Inauguration

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow incorrectly stated that no protest permits were requested for President Obama’s second inauguration.

Jan 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Barack Obama Charts an Arc of History That Bends Toward Justice

Barack Obama Charts an Arc of History That Bends Toward Justice Barack Obama Charts an Arc of History That Bends Toward Justice

Obama’s second inaugural address laid out a new progressive vision. Now we must make it real.

Jan 21, 2013 / John Nichols

This President Can—and Must—Claim a Mandate to Govern This President Can—and Must—Claim a Mandate to Govern

Like FDR, Obama should use his second inaugural address to make the vital connection between election results and governing results.

Jan 20, 2013 / John Nichols

Filibuster Reform Is Essential to Enacting Gun-Safety Legislation Filibuster Reform Is Essential to Enacting Gun-Safety Legislation

Every evidence suggests, in the absence of the reforms proposed by Senators Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren, any debate about meaningful gun-safety legislation will be preempted,...

Jan 18, 2013 / John Nichols

Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling

Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling

Some members want to end this standoff over the debt ceiling—and all others. 

Jan 17, 2013 / George Zornick

How Obsequious Media Coverage Perpetuates NRA Mythology

How Obsequious Media Coverage Perpetuates NRA Mythology How Obsequious Media Coverage Perpetuates NRA Mythology

The attention showered on the NRA doesn’t match up with its actual political influence.

Jan 15, 2013 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Assault Weapons Ban Should Not Be a Partisan Issue

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Assault Weapons Ban Should Not Be a Partisan Issue Katrina vanden Heuvel: Assault Weapons Ban Should Not Be a Partisan Issue

Cracking down on high-powered guns is not a progressive issue but rather a “sanity issue” that Obama should take on now.

Jan 15, 2013 / Press Room

Why Bernie Sanders Objects to Obama’s Treasury Nominee Why Bernie Sanders Objects to Obama’s Treasury Nominee

&qlduo;We need a treasury secretary who is prepared to stand up to corporate America and their powerful lobbyists and fight for policies that protect the working families in our co...

Jan 11, 2013 / John Nichols

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