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Barack Obama
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Can Congress End the Cuba Embargo? Many Republicans Want the Embargo to Fall
A left-right coalition, supported by the president and public opinion, could successfully push Congress to end the Cuba embargo.
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Puerto Rico’s Subjugation Prevents Decolonization and Freedom for Oscar Lopez Rivera
The holiday season is a common time for Presidents to use their power to grant clemency, but this does not appear likely in 2014 for the President who has …
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How the President Who Pledged to Banish Nuclear Weapons Is Enabling Their Renewal
Nuclear abolition itself is being abolished.
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Report on CIA Torture Shows Need for Limiting Military Force Against ISIS
The track record shows that a blank check for war is an invitation to abuse.
Prop 47, Immigration Reform and More: The Contradictory Road of “Reforming” Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration has landed on the political agenda at both the national and local levels.
Will Obama’s Police Reforms Bring Change? Admin Urged to Seize Political Momentum of Ferguson Moment
Responding to the protests in Ferguson and cities nationwide, President Obama has announced several new actions.
Operation “Endless Blessings Bestow an Enduring Burden”
Getting a second opinion - from a licensed MD - on the cancer metaphor in America's latest counterterrorism campaign.
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Killing Hope: Six Years of the Obama Presidency
While the world he inherited from George W. Bush certainly sucked, it also gave Obama unprecedented opportunities to change the course of the nation.
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With Election Over, First Order of Business Is $450 Billion Corporate Tax Break
The first order of business after the election is to give big tax breaks to the corporations.
Health Insurers Fight Republican Efforts to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Most observers feel the Republican lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act has little chance of moving forward, but itu2019s just the latest in a long line of trying to …