Truthout
Barack Obama
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A Moderate, Hidden in Plain Sight
“The constant calls for a moderate, sensible path that supposedly lies between the extremes of the two parties, but is in fact exactly what Mr. Obama has been proposing.”
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Obama’s “myRA” Accounts Come Up Short for Savers
Statistics show that roughly half of all workers, predominantly low earners, have yet to set aside a single retirement dollar.
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“Citizenfour” Directly Confronts the Intelligence Apparatus’ Subversion of Democracy
Laura Poitras' new documentary puts forth an ambitious argument: mass surveillance has almost nothing to do with terrorism.
When It Comes to Torture, Silence Is Bipartisan
The clock is ticking down on the Committee's effort to release a public accounting of our nationu2019s failed and repugnant torture program.
Obama’s Dumb War
The president is now poised to leave behind a Middle East quagmire much like the one he was elected to end.
Federal Court Weighs Gitmo Force-Feeding
Gitmo prisoners remain on hunger strike as President Obama refuses to use his executive power to end inhumane force-feeding and close the prison.
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How Much Moral High Ground Does the US Have Over ISIS?
The United States' war on sexual violence, mass murder and religious persecution should begin at home.
How the Politics of Immigration Is Driving Mass Deportation
Deportations reached another record high last year. This is a striking development in light of the fact that illegal immigration and Border Patrol apprehensions have been falling for over …
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Here’s Everything Wrong With the White House’s War on the Islamic State
The Obama administration's war plans in Iraq and Syria are illegal, ill-conceived, and destined to fail.
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Carbon Capture and Clean Coal: Obama’s Multibillion-Dollar Climate Pipedream
Trapping carbon dioxide from burning coal and using it to extract more fossil fuels is a counterintuitive approach to addressing climate change.