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July 11, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Obama Didn’t Even Try to Stop That Brutal Clooney Op-Ed on Biden
George Clooney reportedly called Barack Obama right before that New York Times op-ed urging Biden to drop out.
January 18, 2018
Christian Lorentzen
The World Obama Tried to Make
Following Obama and his team, “The Final Year” pays homage to a measured approach to foreign policy.
January 17, 2018
MagazineRachel M. Cohen
The Fight for the Suburbs
How a battle over the Fair Housing Act could transform U.S. politics
January 10, 2017
MagazineTimothy Shenk
Dead Center
Jonathan Chait's new book shows the failure of "grown up" liberalism.
December 13, 2016
MagazineEric Bates
Beyond Hope
What did Barack Obama accomplish? And how much of it will survive in the age of Trump? Five historians and political observers weigh in.
October 29, 2015
Laura Reston
At the Third Republican Debate, Carly Fiorina Couldn't Save Herself
June 22, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The Obama Gap
Favorable demographics and a charismatic leader aren’t enough to make a majority party. A case study in electoral failure from Florida.
May 18, 2015
Jamil Smith
Data-Driven Policing
Communities don’t need to be friends with cops. They need transparency.
February 19, 2015
Brianne Gorod
President Obama’s Unproductive Statements About His Productive Immigration Policy
His executive order wasn't an executive overreach
February 12, 2015
Joel Gillin
Obama Isn't Ready to Give Up His Broad War Powers
February 2, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Christie's Cynical Appeal to Anti-Vaxxers Is Shockingly Irresponsible
November 21, 2014
Noam Scheiber
The GOP Reaction to Obama's Immigration Order Will Be Way More Damaging Than They Realize
November 5, 2014
John B. Judis
The Economy Crushed the Democrats—And It Will Again in 2016 If They Don't Shape Up
October 21, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
The U.S. Is Still Violating the Anti-Torture Treaty It Signed 20 Years Ago
October 20, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
Obama's Former Muslim Advisor Assesses Whether He's Lived Up to His Cairo Speech
October 8, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama Is Siding Against Workers at the Supreme Court
And the reason may have nothing to do with the law
October 2, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama Deserves Credit, Not Criticism, for His Recent Immigration Record
September 25, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
One of These Four People Will Replace Eric Holder (Probably)
September 23, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
Five Arab Countries Are Supporting Obama's Strikes in Syria. What's Their Strategy?
September 17, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama Is Making a Dangerous Promise on Iraq That He May Not Be Able To Keep

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