Debating Obama @ 100

Debating Obama @ 100

Listen to full audio of The Nation‘s spirited Washington DC forum, “Obama @ 100: A Progress Report from The Nation.”

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Have Barack Obama’s first 100 days been a success or a disappointment for progressives? What are the highs and the lows? Listen to full audio of The Nation‘s spirited Washington DC forum, “Obama @ 100: A Progress Report from The Nation.”In the 90-minute discussion, members of Congress and lead writers from The Nation examine Obama’s progress on issues like jobs, poverty, Iraq and Afghanistan, the economic recovery, torture, health care and transparency. Joined by Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), panelists include The Nation‘s Editor and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel, Washington, DC Editor Chris Hayes, Net Movement Correspondent Ari Melber, National Affairs Correspondent William Greider, and the Executive Director of the Center for Community Change, Deepak Bhargava. The forum was moderated by The Nation‘s John Nichols.

Listen by clicking on the player below.

More on Obama’s first 100 days:

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Progressives and the President

Slideshow: Obama @ 100

Katha Pollitt: 100-Day Hope Check

Chris Hayes: Notes on Change

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