Showing results for: Barack Obama (page 288)
Dylann Roof’s extremism is not an aberration: There are millions across Western nations who adhere to his white supremacist views
Musa al-Gharbi
In the wake of the Charleston massacre, why aren't we talking about how dangerous and pervasive those views are?
The long, ugly presidential history of the N-word
Timothy McGrath
Barack Obama isn't the first commander-in-chief to employ the term, and past use has been anything but academic
The Confederate flag is not enough: Why our new race debate misses the point
Nico Lang
You can kill a symbol, but it's not as easy to extinguish an idea -- or the gun politics that help enforce it
Charleston and the Southern Gothic: Steeped in a heritage of hate, South Carolina must finally reckon with its past
Alex Werrell
Dylann Roof and Michael Slager sit in adjacent cells, while the debate over the Confederate flag rages
The shocking international crisis that proves how right (and wrong) Obama is
Jeff Stein
A breathtaking United Nations report highlights the untenability of GOP hawkishness—and the president's optimism
The GOP’s secret “n-word” politics: What their latest Obama outrage is really about
Chauncey DeVega
In the Age of Obama, conservatives continue their tradition of racial slurring — without actually saying the word
Wall Street is all in for Jeb! Enron, Goldman Sachs and the forgotten Bush legacy
Nomi Prins
Jeb may be down, but don't count him out yet. The banks bought his brother an election, and they can do it again
Fox News must be stopped: Why its Charleston coverage has finally gone too far
David Palumbo-Liu
Ridicule isn't enough. We need to call out the lies and rebut them accurately & loudly. This is more than a "story"
“Hannity” panel: There’s no such thing as institutional racism in America anymore
Scott Eric Kaufman
As proof, guest host David Webb and panelist Deneen Borelli pointed out that four black people are on "Hannity"
Megyn Kelly on journalistic standards: Fox News hasn’t “been proven wrong on every single subject”
Scott Eric Kaufman
No, just most of them -- and Obama is right to criticize the network for adhering to that low standard
Fox News’ denial is pathological: Race, guns and the lies the network tells itself
Eric Boehlert
In the wake of the Charleston massacre, the network is laboring to offer a coherent explanation for the shootings
How “Fox & Friends” became the most repugnant show on Fox News
Bob Cesca
In the aftermath of the Charleston tragedy, "Fox & Friends" has descended to new and uncharted levels of idiocy
Obama shines on “WTF”: Maron’s intimate podcast could be a game-changer for American politics
Sean Cannon
The medium strips away much of the performance we have come to expect from politicians—human connection follows
This is what a real climate plan looks like: Martin O’Malley’s bold approach sets the standard
Simon Maloy
Martin O'Malley laid out an aggressive, moral case for tackling climate change. Let's hope it catches on
Obama uses “n-word” talking race on Marc Maron podcast
Associated Press
"Racism, we are not cured of it," the president said, then used a word he's not believed to have used as president
A liberal in the South: I didn’t mean to scream at that woman about abortion rights, but I was not in control
Catherine Landis
I tried to have a civil conversation about abortion with someone who called herself "pro-life." Here's how it went
Fox News can’t take a joke: The best comedy takedowns of blowhard conservatives
Evan McMurry
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert aren't the only comedians who know how to stick it to Roger Ailes & company
Cool it with the celebrations of the new $10 bill
Allison Jackson
We really couldn't feature a woman by herself? And what's Andrew Jackson still doing on the $20 bill, anyway?
Paul Krugman: Jeb Bush’s economic policies could turn the entire country into a failed Kansas-style “experiment”
Scott Eric Kaufman
"If Jeb! knows the secret to 4 percent growth, why didn’t he tell his father and brother?"
Stephen Colbert roars back: Donald Trump evisceration suggests GOP clown car in for a world of hurt
Sophia A. McClennen
Afraid we were in trouble without Stewart and Colbert's truth-telling? A brilliant Trump takedown shows otherwise
10 definitive ways Europe is better than America
Alex Henderson
Bad healthcare. Limited vacation time. Lower life expectancy. "American exceptionalism" has never rung so hollow
“Dope”: This provocative (and hilarious) black-nerd odyssey might be this year’s perfect summer film
Andrew O'Hehir
In this freewheeling and highly relevant summer comedy, a '90s-obsessed geek tries to escape the hood for Harvard
Only one 2016 candidate is talking about race and gun violence after the Charleston massacre
Sophia Tesfaye
"How many people do we need to see cut down before we act?"
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