Barack Obama

How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist

After Obama cited Roosevelt in his Kansas speech, Fox News has decided that TR peddled “socialistic nationalism.”

Dec 7, 2011 / John Nichols

Bring Them Home—Now Bring Them Home—Now

On Afghanistan withdrawal, Congress may be catching up with the American people—though not fast enough.

Dec 5, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?

Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On? Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?

The president must decide what is more important: pandering to the Catholic hierarchy or protecting women's health.

Nov 30, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Myth of the Self-Loathing Liberal The Myth of the Self-Loathing Liberal

Jonathan Chait has it backwards: Progressives' problem has been too much loyalty to the President, not too little.

Nov 30, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama’s China Syndrome

Obama’s China Syndrome Obama’s China Syndrome

In a momentous strategic shift, President Obama has begun a military buildup in East Asia in a foolish attempt to intimidate China. It will bring blowback, and a greater risk of wa...

Nov 22, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Melissa Harris-Perry: Environmental Regulations Do Not Hurt the Economy or Job Creation Melissa Harris-Perry: Environmental Regulations Do Not Hurt the Economy or Job Creation

President Obama’s delay of two major clean air rules has enraged environmentalists

Nov 17, 2011 / Press Room

The Silence of the Elites The Silence of the Elites

Even as Occupy Wall Street heats up, Washington plans to spend the winter arguing about how to further mutilate the economy.

Oct 18, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

If a Republican Were President If a Republican Were President

Obama has failed not because he is a progressive in the mold of Franklin Delano Roosevelt but because he is not. 

Oct 13, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go? Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go?

Do the president's campaign e-mails and leadership style in general betray the heavy hand of big oil on his administration?

Oct 11, 2011 / Bill McKibben

Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death

As the 2012 election draws closer, what can Obama learn from the many battles of Chile's most famous president?

Oct 11, 2011 / Ariel Dorfman

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