Barack Obama

Bearing the Weight of it All Bearing the Weight of it All

Barack Obama's electoral victory is momentous but ethereal. Progress is eroded when not pushed forward--and there is still much yet to be done.

Nov 19, 2008 / Editorial / Benjamin Todd Jealous

Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders

Nick Turse on a scandal that killed 11,000. Plus: Bob Dreyfuss, Patricia Williams and Frances Fox Piven on the nascent Obama policy agenda.

Nov 18, 2008 / Audio / Radio Nation

Barack Obama on 60 Minutes: No More Gitmo, Torture Barack Obama on 60 Minutes: No More Gitmo, Torture

President-elect Obama speaks with 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft about the need to restore America's moral standing in the world.

Nov 17, 2008 / Video / CBS

Operation Enduring Disaster Operation Enduring Disaster

Given a severe global economic crisis and the election of Barack Obama, the possibility of a serious discussion about a US exit strategy from the Afghan disaster hovers on the hori...

Nov 17, 2008 / Feature / Tariq Ali

Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke

The story of the plumber who helped deliver Indiana to Obama.

Nov 13, 2008 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

A New, Blue Dixie A New, Blue Dixie

Obama's "Southern strategy" pays off.

Nov 13, 2008 / Feature / Bob Moser

Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education

His appointment would not represent the change promised by Barack Obama's election.

Nov 12, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

Cold War Hawks Nesting With Obama Cold War Hawks Nesting With Obama

How can a President Obama improve US relations with Russia if some of his closest advisors are unrepentant hawks from the cold war era?

Nov 12, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Katrina vanden Heuvel on Democracy Now: Obama’s First 100 Days Katrina vanden Heuvel on Democracy Now: Obama’s First 100 Days

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on the first 100 days of Obama's presidency and the future of US-Russia relations.

Nov 11, 2008 / Video / The Nation Video and Brett Story

The Summers Conundrum The Summers Conundrum

In light of all of the corruption and cronyism that have marked the career of Lawrence Summers, why is Obama considering him for treasury secretary?

Nov 11, 2008 / Feature / Mark Ames

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