Category Archives: Barack Obama

Jeremy Scahill and Jon Stewart Call Out the Hypocrisy of World Leaders Who Have Punished Journalists in Their Own Countries Rallying in Paris in Support of Freedom of the Press

By Elaine Magliaro On Sunday, more than a million people rallied in Paris “in response to the Charlie Hebdo shootings and ensuing attacks that left 17 people dead.” More than forty world leaders were reported to have traveled to France … Continue reading

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Midterm Mandate: A More Popular Obama?

By Mark Esposito Even the President joined the “Amen Chorus” from the Right. The Midterms were about change and disgust with the status quo. “I hear you,” the President said, but what exactly did he hear? Seems he heard an … Continue reading

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Obama Redefined

By Mark Esposito Chastened by the “Mandate of the Mid-terms’? Hardly. Doubling down on his confrontation with Republicans who control both houses of Congress but lacking a veto proof super majority, Barack Obama has decided to give Americans a real … Continue reading

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