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Barack Obama
March 8, 2016
Jeet Heer
Stop blaming Trump on Obama.
March 2, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Nomination Will Have Real, Lasting Upsides
And the only thing that can stop it now is well-intentioned, but deeply misguided, #NeverTrump liberals.
March 1, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Inside Hillary Clinton’s “hate and castrate” plan to take on Donald Trump.
February 29, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Let the open primary chicanery begin: Democrats are being urged to vote for Rubio to stop Trump.
February 29, 2016
Jeet Heer
Marco Rubio needs to study insult comedy from a master, President Obama.
February 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Confronts Conservatives With an Existential Crisis
Will the right fall in line behind him—or make #NeverTrump a rallying cry?
February 28, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Hillary Clinton was declared the winner of the South Carolina primary as soon as the polls closed.
February 24, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
President Obama has nominated the first woman and African American as Librarian of Congress.
February 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
President Obama is finally unveiling a plan to close Guantanamo.
February 22, 2016
Brian Beutler
Having a hard time settling on a Supreme Court nominee, Mr. President? Why not pick three!
February 22, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Another reason we’ll miss Obama: This video of a 106-year-old dancing at the White House.
February 19, 2016
Roy T. Meyers
Obama May Be a Lame Duck, but his Final Budget Isn’t
Republicans agree with Obama on more issues than they realize, and this budget is proof.
February 19, 2016
David Dayen
The Pious Attacks on Bernie Sanders’s “Fuzzy” Economics
Let he who has never made an incorrect economic forecast cast the first stone.
February 18, 2016
Ryan Kearney
White House: Cuba wasn’t isolated. We were.
February 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
This video is proof the GOP will say anything to block Obama’s Supreme Court nomination.
February 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
By going to Cuba, Obama will secure a major plank of his foreign policy legacy.
February 17, 2016
Jeet Heer
Obama (probably) won’t make the move from POTUS to SCOTUS.
February 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
Did Mitch McConnell Blow It?
Republicans are already breaking ranks over the Supreme Court vote. But with McConnell, there's always a method.
February 17, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Beware articles bearing charming anecdotes of presidential candidates playing basketball.
February 17, 2016
MagazineDavid Dayen
How to Solve America’s Constitutional Crisis: End the Permanent Campaign
Non-stop electioneering inevitably overshadows our existing government.

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