A new White House task force is a good start—but only if it listens to students.
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Is Barack Obama a Tyrant?
We try to take a serious look at the Republicans’ charge. Spoiler alert: the answer is no.
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Obama Punts on Immigration
Fixing our rickety, 20-year-old system is key to cementing the president’s legacy, which is why he downplayed the issue in his State of the Union address.
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Obama Threads the Needle
State of the Union speech hits populist notes and avoids the taint of big government.
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The Six Constituencies the State of the Union Actually Mattered To
The speech was a snooze, but its significance lies in how it played with select groups Obama still cares about.
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GOP to Working Poor: Drop Dead
Republicans finally have a comprehensive alternative plan to Obamacare—and it’s horrible.
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Daily Meme: The State of Our Union? Super-Stoked, Apparently
State of the Union addresses used to be no-frills affairs-in 1790, George Washington delivered one that was probably around 6 minutes long to a joint session of Congress in New York City, leaving him plenty of time to swill a couple mugs of cider with his boys and get to bed at a reasonable hour.Thomas […]
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Investing in Stock Buybacks, Not People
U.S. corporations want to sit on their cash. If they won’t use it, why can’t we?
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Federal Board Finds NSA Program Illegal and Unjustified
And it remains far from clear that collecting metadata is a better means of protecting national security than searches based on individual suspicion.
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The State of Our Union? Economically Unjust
In his speech next week, the president needs to go beyond platitudes and start addressing economic injustice—he could start by making sure federal contract workers get paid enough.