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Obama Looses the Manhunters Obama Looses the Manhunters

Barack Obama may turn out to be the best pure politician we've seen since Ronald Reagan, but he's also head honcho for the globe's single great garrison state that lives off war an...

Jun 15, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Bibi’s Media Manipulations Bibi’s Media Manipulations

Pushed by Obama to dismantle illegal settlements, Netanyahu manipulates the media to show Israel will end up in a civil war if the White House stands firm.

Jun 11, 2009 / Feature / Neve Gordon

Wall Street’s False Armistice Wall Street’s False Armistice

The biggest names in Wall Street banking are back to business as usual. And if they're wrong in declaring the financial crisis over, the big losers will be President Obama and the ...

Jun 10, 2009 / William Greider

Confronting the CIA’s Mind Maze Confronting the CIA’s Mind Maze

With the departure of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from Washington and the arrival of Barack Obama, it may just be back to the future when it comes to torture policy.

Jun 9, 2009 / Feature / Alfred W. McCoy

The Trouble With Transparency The Trouble With Transparency

The Nation's Ari Melber gives varying degrees of success to President Obama's claims of transparency.

Jun 4, 2009 / The Nation Video

Missing Word, Missing World: Graduating the Rest of Us, ’09 Missing Word, Missing World: Graduating the Rest of Us, ’09

Graduates of the Bush years, initiates of the Obama era, here's a commencement address that's suitably obscure and yet somehow ringing.

Jun 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Exacting Change Exacting Change

Obama's signature economic reforms are under siege. Without a grassroots challenge to business as usual, we won't get the change we were promised, much less the change we need.

May 27, 2009 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

Missing in Action on Healthcare? Missing in Action on Healthcare?

The Obama administration is focused on cutting healthcare costs, but that may be easier said than done.

May 8, 2009 / Feature / Trudy Lieberman

Obama’s First 100 Days Obama’s First 100 Days

So far, there's much to be optimistic about. But the bank bailout and Afghanistan policy are cause for continued concern.

Apr 29, 2009 / The Editors

Debating Obama @ 100 Debating Obama @ 100

Listen to full audio of The Nation's spirited Washington DC forum, "Obama @ 100: A Progress Report from The Nation."

Apr 29, 2009 / Nation Audio

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