Tag: Barack Obama
Why is Barack Obama the best?
Looking back at the flaws of past presidents, one can understand why Obama is the best. Because by comparison, he looks sterling.
Climate crisis made worse by presidential mis-leadership throughout this century
This dereliction of consistent misleadership has put the planet on a dangerous path of climate crisis.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 10
"How much perjury is too much perjury from a Supreme Court nominee?"
Joe Arpaio tells CNN that Obama’s birth certificate was phony and...
CNN let AZ Senate candidate Arpaio have airtime to push false birther claims, but will they give time to Democratic primary candidates?
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director announces resignation
Richard Cordray has become the latest high-ranking U.S. official to step aside in frustration with the Trump administration.
All 5 living former U.S. Presidents come together for Harvey relief...
“As former presidents, we wanted to help our fellow Americans begin to recover.”
Rare setback for the GOP assault on Obama-era regulations
President Trump has already signed 13 repeal measures since assuming office.
Yes, Obama’s $400,000 speech is a problem
What’s to be done? Run candidates who have no interest in flattering the ultra-wealthy or becoming wealthy themselves.
The drastic effects of Donald Trump’s reversal of Obama-era climate regulations
Under Trump the emissions will rise, and so will the damage to future generations.
Obama from the rearview mirror
The resistance to Trump needs to be combined with a call for a new direction that embraces bold reforms.
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ERIC Crow, Jim Crow’s liberal twin
I don’t for a minute believe that the Pew Trust is out to wipe away African-American voting rights; just the opposite, they are the quintessential do-gooders. They just don’t do any good.
Corporate hypocrisy on racism
Far from being the solution to systemic racism in America, these billionaires and their corporations are actively perpetuating it.
As COVID-19 cases spike, epidemiologist warns ‘the road to an uncertain vaccine is paved...
We speak with Dr. Ali Khan, epidemiologist and the dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, about the Trump administration’s handling of the crisis and his hopes for a vaccine.
US corporations a driving force behind ‘unprecedented wave’ of global land privatization: Report
The U.S. in particular, the report says, is a "key player in an unfettered offensive to privatize land around the world."
Noam Chomsky on Trump’s disastrous coronavirus response, WHO, China, Gaza and global capitalism
"This is the most crucial election in human history, literally. Another four years of Trump, and we’re in deep trouble."