Barack Obama

Obama Campaign Launches Birther Merchandise—’Made in the USA’ Obama Campaign Launches Birther Merchandise—’Made in the USA’

The Obama campaign is fundraising off the birthers.

May 18, 2011 / Ari Melber

The Real Debt Crisis The Real Debt Crisis

Enrollment at for-profit colleges has surged dramatically in past years. But these institutions often lack accreditation and have dismal records of job placement--and the cost of a...

May 17, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In Rap Battle, Stewart Demolishes O’Reilly on O’Reilly Factor (VIDEO) In Rap Battle, Stewart Demolishes O’Reilly on O’Reilly Factor (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart paid a visit to Fox News' Bill O'Reilly to debate Fox News' hip hop double standard.

May 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ari Melber

Trump Trumped: How Obama Turned a Presidential Prospect Into a Punchline

Trump Trumped: How Obama Turned a Presidential Prospect Into a Punchline Trump Trumped: How Obama Turned a Presidential Prospect Into a Punchline

The president used a devastating monologue to end his highest-profile rival's "campaign" before it even began.

May 16, 2011 / John Nichols

Let’s End the Secret Money Arms Race Let’s End the Secret Money Arms Race

It's time to harness the overwhelming bipartisan support for curbing the influence of money in our elections.

May 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Welcome to Obama’s 2012 Campaign Welcome to Obama’s 2012 Campaign

To launch his reelection bid, the president took up a longstanding American tradition: extrajudicial political assassinations.

May 11, 2011 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation

The White House has long used Flickr, the photo-sharing website, to publish images from behind the scenes of government. The new pictures of the bin Laden operation are sure to cap...

May 3, 2011 / Ari Melber

Obama’s Political Coup: He Heads Toward 2012 as the President Who Did What Bush Could Not Obama’s Political Coup: He Heads Toward 2012 as the President Who Did What Bush Could Not

Forget trumping Trump with the long-form birth certificate. President Obama's announcement that he ordered a successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden is likely to yield political...

May 2, 2011 / John Nichols

For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough

For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough

As a black man, Obama's confident knowledge of his lineage is precisely the thing that makes his American identity dubious.

Apr 27, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Barack Hussein Obama II: As American as Willard Mitt Romney—and Donald Trump Barack Hussein Obama II: As American as Willard Mitt Romney—and Donald Trump

Obama releases his birth certificate. Turns out he's no more “foreign” than his leading Republican rival. Or Donald Trump.  

Apr 27, 2011 / John Nichols

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