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Obama Administration
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Court Will Rule—and Then?
No matter the outcome, a judicial review of the Affordable Care Act can only hurt Democrats.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Obama’s Secret Weapon
Will the electorate blame Congress—not the president—for the sour economy?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How do You Solve a Problem Like Cecilia?
A once-fierce advocate of immigrant right turns into the Obama administration’s mouthpiece on deportations.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Hillary Clinton Commits to Creating “AIDS-Free Generation”
“We will, for the first time, get ahead of the pandemic.”
Posted inEconomic Policy
Democrats Misbehave, Obama Gets the Time-Out
When it comes to addressing the economic crisis, creating jobs, or tackling the deficit, Congress is at a standstill and the American people know it. This morning, a poll from the National Journal shows Americans have little faith that Congress will take on the issues that matter most. For example, 68 percent of respondents said […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Case for a Clinton-Biden Switch
Putting the current secretary of state on the presidential ticket could be Obama’s best shot at re-election.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Obama Blasts Congress for ‘In God We Trust’ Vote
“What have you guys been debating?”
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
You Say Tomato, I Say Potato
Yesterday, The New Republic‘s Alec MacGillis arrived at the conclusion that Mitt Romney’s famous flip-flopping and President Obama’s pragmatism were one in the same: A politician who considers himself driven more by case-by-case pragmatism than any overarching philosophy, who likes to get all the smartest people in the room to hash out an issue, probing […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Limit Leverage!
Simple banking rules could prevent collapses like Jon Corzine’s MF Global.