Executive Branch

Pakistan in Turmoil Pakistan in Turmoil

Pakistan's Chief Justice is restored after protests rock Lahore, but questions remain about the stability of President Asif Ali Zardari--and new challenges for the Obama administra...

Mar 16, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Science and Supposition Science and Supposition

The new Obama protocols on scientific research will influence not just stem cells but climate change, genetics, sex education and food safety.

Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Overreacting to Obama’s Budget Overreacting to Obama’s Budget

Jon Stewart surveys the crackpot coverage of President Obama's record-breaking budget.

Mar 6, 2009 / The Daily Show

Comes the Change Comes the Change

Obama's first budget is an audacious plan to transform America. But in sad testament to how deeply we've fallen, it is not bold enough.

Mar 5, 2009 / Robert L. Borosage

Too Big Not to Fail? Too Big Not to Fail?

If it really is time for accountability, we should start by holding banks and financial institutions responsible for their actions and not allow them to rob us again with TARP II.

Feb 24, 2009 / Feature / James S. Henry

Obama’s War? Obama’s War?

Obama's escalation threatens to make Bush's war his own. There's still time to change direction.

Feb 18, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bipartisan Bust Bipartisan Bust

As the GOP chooses to be the party of No, Obama takes his case to a largely supportive nation. It's up to him to claim his mandate.

Feb 18, 2009 / The Editors

Great Expectations for Obama Great Expectations for Obama

Is the watered-down stimulus bill a signal of a more ambitious agenda for Obama or a harbinger of reduced expectations?

Feb 12, 2009

Obama Backslides on ‘State Secrets’ Obama Backslides on ‘State Secrets’

The president has shown a troubling unwillingness to acknowledge the wrongs the Bush administration committed.

Feb 12, 2009 / David Cole

Bankrupt Bailout Bankrupt Bailout

Don't exhaust the Treasury to keep insolvent financial giants alive. The government should liquidate failed banks, sell off their assets and let shareholders eat the dust.

Feb 12, 2009 / The Editors

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