Barack Obama

Obama: You’re Your Only Hope

Obama: You’re Your Only Hope Obama: You’re Your Only Hope

It's too late for Obama to turn around the economy. But to win re-election, he better expose what Republican plans to cut spending will really do.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Editors

Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama? Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama?

If the institutional norms of 2009 matched those of 1967, Barack Obama would be hailed as one of this country’s great liberal presidents.

Jun 6, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee

The rejection of Nobel Prize–winning economist Peter Diamond for the Fed Board illustrates how the GOP is systematically blocking well-qualified Obama nominees.

Jun 6, 2011 / Ari Berman

When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK

Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.

May 27, 2011 / Leslie Savan

Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike

Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike

Why my disagreement with Cornel West about Obama's presidency generated so much excitement.

May 25, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe

A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.

May 19, 2011 / Press Room

Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe

A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.

May 19, 2011 / MSNBC

Obama and Black Americans: the Paradox of Hope

Obama and Black Americans: the Paradox of Hope Obama and Black Americans: the Paradox of Hope

Obama's inauguration broke racial barriers, but today most black Americans are worse off than before.

May 18, 2011 / Column / Gary Younge

Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance

Princeton Professor Cornel West says the president has failed to deliver to America's for the constituencies that voted him into office, The Nation's Melissa Hariss-Perry says...

May 18, 2011 / Press Room

Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance

Princeton Professor Cornel West says the president has failed to deliver to the constituencies that voted him into office, The Nation's Melissa Hariss-Perry says that criticism is ...

May 18, 2011 / The Ed Show

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