Showing results for: Barack Obama (page 556)
A watchdog to growl at Wall Street
Andrew Leonard
Elizabeth Warren's brainchild -- a "Financial Products Safety Commission -- may become reality. Her fans say: Put her in charge!
Obama’s coming collision with Netanyahu
Gary Kamiya
American politicians hate to confront Israel. But here's why Obama will.
“The world has ignored our warnings”
Erich Follath, Dieter Bednarz
Nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei talks about being wiretapped by the Bush administration, whose "arrogance and ignorance" turned the Middle East into "a giant mess."
“The corner has been turned” for the GOP?
Mike Madden
Michael Steele says the Republican Party is back in business.
Are the new fuel standards worth the cost?
Alex Koppelman
Opponents of President Obama's new fuel economy rules say his plan will cost Americans money, and might kill thousands.
The day the bloggers won
Eric Boehlert
With no traditional-media allies or lobbying money, the netroots was able to alter the debate about wiretapping in the 2008 campaign. Leading the charge: Salon's Glenn Greenwald.
Salon Radio: Eric Boehlert’s new book about political blogs
Glenn Greenwald
How has the advent of blogs changed politics and journalism?
What’s wrong with Michelle Obama’s style?
Kara Jesella
Her controversial cardigans! Her bare arms! As a feminist, I cringe at the constant media attention to our first lady's appearance. But that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it.
Obama’s embrace of Bush terrorism policies is celebrated as “Centrism”
Glenn Greenwald
For all the flamboyant displays of opposition to Bush/Cheney policies, they remain the political and media consensus.
Real medical reform: Gravely ill
Robert Reich
"Single-payer" isn't mentioned anymore, and now even Obama's Medicare-like public insurance initiative looks unlikely.
Distorting public opinion on torture investigations
Glenn Greenwald
A representative of a leading Democratic group falsely claims that "nobody is interested" in torture.
Notre Dame’s stand against Catholic fundamentalism
James Carroll
Ironically, those opposing Obama's appearance at the university are not going to be backed up by the Vatican.
The NYT sums up Obama’s civil liberties record in one paragraph
Glenn Greenwald
Obama "has backtracked, in substantial if often nuanced ways, from the approach to national security that he preached as a candidate."
Obama, the healthcare Riddler
David Sirota
Why is the president suddenly so afraid of a single-payer solution to America's healthcare crisis?
Obama’s kinder, gentler military commissions
Glenn Greenwald
Bush critics vehemently objected to the idea of commissions generally. Will they continue to do so now that Obama supports them?
We wouldn’t want to inflame anti-American sentiment
Glenn Greenwald
Obama's excuses for covering-up torture evidence are as incoherent as they are dangerous.
Terry McAuliffe is Barack Obama
Mike Madden
The ultimate Clintonite reinvents himself to win over young voters and black voters in Virginia -- and becomes the favorite to win next month's Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Dawn Johnsen’s belief in the rule of law disqualifies her from Senate confirmation
Glenn Greenwald
Compare Johnsen's inability to get confirmed with the actions of the Serious Centrists in Washington.
Radio rage
Camille Paglia
The assassination jokes and "liberal" conspiracy theories on talk radio could be an ominous sign of things to come. Plus: Madonna vs. Daniela, gay men's favorite divas, a charming TV show for kids and more.
Obama administration threatens Britain to keep torture evidence concealed
Glenn Greenwald
If a British court describes Binyam Mohamed's torture, then the U.S. will no longer inform Britain of terrorist plots, Obama threatens.
A judge without empathy is inhuman
Robert Burton
The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work.
Michael Steele does it again
Alex Koppelman
The RNC chair can't seem to keep his foot out of his mouth -- this time, he insulted Mitt Romney, and the GOP base.
Inside the mind of Dick Cheney
Alex Koppelman
The former vice president has to know Democrats love having a national security argument with him, but he keeps slamming President Obama anyway.
Roxana Saberi’s plight and American media propaganda
Glenn Greenwald
Abridgments of press freedom by Iran receive endless attention from the American press while far more severe abridgments by the U.S. are ignored.
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