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State of the Union
January 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
President Obama got the history of Sputnik wrong.
January 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Obama used his final State of the Union to destigmatize welfare and poverty.
January 13, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Obama blames the rich.
January 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Obama continues to argue that Trumpism is driven by economic insecurity.
January 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Even Paul Ryan kind of enjoyed President Obama’s opening joke at the State of the Union.
January 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Awwwkwarrddd.
January 13, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Republicans are trolling President Barack Obama with their State of the Union guests.
January 13, 2016
Jamil Smith
Should Obama give an explicitly partisan State of the Union?
January 12, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Paul Ryan predicts his face will be a problem during tonight’s State of the Union address.
January 12, 2016
Jeet Heer
Nikki Haley Will Be Responding to Trump, not Obama
The South Carolina governor is the GOP's answer to Trumpism—but it's not enough.
January 12, 2016
Tim McDonnell
Here’s Every State of the Union Climate Promise Made by Obama
This video shows seven years of global warming proposals—and how he did on each one.
January 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
The First Speech of Obama’s Post-Presidency
Tuesday’s State of the Union is an opportunity for him to begin writing the next chapter.
January 26, 2015
Mechele Dickerson
Obama's Housing Plan Ignores Why the Middle-Class Can't Afford Homes
January 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
Conservatives Are Pouting That Obama Ignored the Meaningless Midterm Results
January 21, 2015
Danny Vinik
Mitch McConnell's "No Compromise" Strategy Is Finally Failing
January 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
Obama Is Finally Having the Reagan Moment He Dreamed About for Years
January 20, 2015
Alice Robb
How Obama Can Keep His Audience Awake Tonight: Go Negative
January 20, 2015
Brian Beutler
What Obama Should Say in His State of the Union But Probably Won't
January 29, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Inequality Speech That Wasn't
Obama's State of the Union went easy on class rhetoric
January 29, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Who You Calling a Lame Duck?
Three ways Obama thinks he can still make a difference
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