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Renewing America (Executive Branch, Politics)

With realism, grit and hope, Obama begins a new era: his first hundred days will be a decisive test of his resolve and vision.

The Editors
Ten Questions for a New President (Executive Branch, Politics)
Slide Show: Historic Moments From Inauguration Day (Executive Branch, Politics)
What Obama Means to the World (Executive Branch, Foreign Affairs, Politics)

Coming to terms with a black American not as a symbol of protest, but as a symbol of power.

Gary Younge
Drowning Our Sorrows, Lifting a Glass (Bush Administration, Executive Branch, Politics)

A sobering toast to the dubious achievements of the worst president in American history.

Patricia J. Williams
For Progressive Patriotism (Executive Branch, Politics)

Love of country is expressed not just by civic virtue, but economic rights, rule of law and fair distribution of the nation's resources.

John Nichols
Bob Herbert Questions Obama's Afghanistan Policy (Executive Branch, Regions and Countries, Politics)

The New York Times columnist compares Obama's current Afghanistan strategy to JFK's escalation of Vietnam in the early 1960s.

The Rachel Maddow Show
The Nation's Chris Hayes on Obama's Gupta Pick (Healthcare Policy, Executive Branch, Politics)

The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Obama's controversial choice of Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General.

Countdown
Gaza Clouds Obama's Prospects (Executive Branch, Regions and Countries, Politics)

So, why didn't they give peace a chance? Why did the leaders of Hamas and Israel not wait for the incoming US president's inauguration before mutually escalating hostilities?

Robert Scheer
Q and A with Lakhdar Brahimi: What Next for Gaza? (Executive Branch, Regions and Countries, Politics)

Lakhdar Brahimi, a leading UN troubleshooter in the Middle East weighs in on the crisis in Gaza and speculates on how it may affect Obama's presidency.

Barbara Crossette

Blogs

Two Cheers for Obama on Foreign Affairs
Bob Dreyfuss

It was a pleasure to listen to a State of the Union address, especially after eight years of his predecessor's alarmist warnings and warlike thundering, in which war, terrorism, and "rogue states" went almost unmentioned.

January 28, 2010
"I Never Suggested the Change Would Be Easy"
John Nichols

Say what you will about Barack Obama. But don't accuse the president of veering from the course he charted at a point when his term was new, his popularity ratings were high and Americans took seriously all that talk of "hope" and "change."

January 27, 2010
Health Care Moving in the Right Direction
Christopher Hayes

Those of us paid to observe Congress have spent the last two weeks watching, with mouth agape, as congressional Democrats slowly raised a loaded gun to their collective mouths and volubly considered pulling the trigger. But sanity has, tentatively, provisionally prevailed.

January 27, 2010
Obama's SOTU Test: Will He Be a Manager or a Leader?
John Nichols

A new president gets a full year to prepare his initial State of the Union address. That is a blessing and a curse.

January 27, 2010
Coakley Loses -- And So Does Obama
John Nichols

Whoever scheduled the special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Edward Kennedy on January 19 did Barack Obama no favors.

January 19, 2010
William Jennings Obama Seeks to Save Massachusetts Seat
John Nichols

A suddenly populist Barack Obama tore into the Republicans for siding with banks rather than consumers and taxpayers Sunday in Boston, hoping that his fiery rhetoric would revive the candidacy of embattled Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley.

January 17, 2010
Obama's Fine Moment
John Nichols

Barack Obama has responded to the devastating earthquake in Haiti with precisely the combination of dignity and determination that Americans--who were so frustrated by the disengagement of former President George Bush after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2006--expected when they elected him.

January 17, 2010
A Practical Peace Advocate on Obama's Nobel Speech
Christopher Hayes

The Obama speech was about what I expected: on the one hand/on the other hand, I reject false choices, needle-threading "pragmatism." I have to say I find this rhetorical approach increasingly wearying. There always seems to be the implication, hidden between the lines, that only the author of the speech truly understands how complicated the world is. During the race speech, that was appropriate and affecting: there are few people who've experienced race in as much of its full complexity as Barack Obama. But I don't think the same thing holds for war and peace.

December 10, 2009
Does Joe Wilson Believe the President Was Actually Lying?
Christopher Hayes

It's pretty clear to me that Wilson's outburst wasn't calculated grandstanding but a genuine moment of rage and frustration. Just look at the photo. That's a genuinely pissed off dude.

September 10, 2009
Your Questions About Health Care Reform Answered
Christopher Hayes

Ok, so there's been a lot of misinformation about proposals to reform the health insurance industry and provide (near) universal coverage. Understandable! It's complicated stuff. Herewith, I'll try to answer some questions.

August 11, 2009
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