Barack Obama

Unions, MoveOn Warn Obama Not to ‘Cave’ in Secret Negotiations With House GOP

Unions, MoveOn Warn Obama Not to ‘Cave’ in Secret Negotiations With House GOP Unions, MoveOn Warn Obama Not to ‘Cave’ in Secret Negotiations With House GOP

Obama's deal could include deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, without addressing the need for new revenues. That's a bad deal—and progressives are speaking ...

Jul 21, 2011 / John Nichols

On Fiscal Policy, the Country Takes Another Rightward Turn On Fiscal Policy, the Country Takes Another Rightward Turn

 The public loves President Obama's rhetoric of austerity and responsibility, but it signals a turn away from the liberal project.

Jul 21, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run

Massachusetts might well elect Warren to the Senate, where she could lead the fight for reform.

Jul 19, 2011 / John Nichols

Will North America Be the New Middle East?

Will North America Be the New Middle East? Will North America Be the New Middle East?

It's yes or no for a climate-killing oil pipeline slated to run from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico—and Obama gets to make the call.

Jul 14, 2011 / Bill McKibben

Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling? Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling?

Republican presidential candidates say we should not raise the debt ceiling. Have they lost their minds?

Jul 12, 2011 / Ben Adler

Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior

The president has reportedly proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. That's bad fiscal policy, bad economics and bad politics.

Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Are the Media Misleading Americans on the Debt Ceiling Debate? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Are the Media Misleading Americans on the Debt Ceiling Debate?

Katrina vanden Heuvel explains how we have to shift the budget debate from one centered around Washington’s debt crisis into one that looks at the full picture of America&rsq...

Jul 11, 2011 / Press Room

As Unemployment Spikes, Obama’s Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling

As Unemployment Spikes, Obama’s Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling As Unemployment Spikes, Obama’s Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling

The president is wrong to even consider putting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid on the table. Campaign czar David Plouffe is even more wrong to suggest that unemployment is not...

Jul 8, 2011 / John Nichols

With Entitlements on the Table, Obama Plans to Go Big on a Budget Deal With Entitlements on the Table, Obama Plans to Go Big on a Budget Deal

The president is ready to support changes to Social Security and Medicare to get a deal on the debt ceiling. If the past is any indication, this was the plan.

Jul 7, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

What Happened at Obama’s First Twitter Town Hall? What Happened at Obama’s First Twitter Town Hall?

In an unusual new media event, the president served up some long answers to short questions. Is this an improvement on traditional town halls?

Jul 6, 2011 / Ari Melber

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