Tag Archives: Obama legacy

Obama’s Scorecard

Are Americans better off today than they were when President Obama was sworn in as president?

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A Black President?

In too many ways, African Americans aren’t much better off today than 50 years ago.

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President Obama’s Pirouettes in Asia

Did Japan, Korea et al. see any signs of U.S. President Obama’s Asia “pivot” in his recent trip?

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Heartbleed: National Insecurity Agency

When did spying itself, instead of security, become the NSA’s mission?

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Evaluating U.S. Targeted Killings: Out of Control?

Is assassination of terrorist suspects right or wrong?

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Obama’s Dangerous Road to Data Privatization

A tool to track “illegal aliens” potentially to track everyone else?

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Yes We Can: The NSA and Obama

Why is President Obama so permissive with regard to excesses of the U.S. intelligence apparatus?

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Inequality: Obama Era’s Defining Feature?

Evidence that America isn’t working well for its people.

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Beyond NSA Spying: The Transatlantic Culture Gap

The Guardian op-ed by Stephan Richter and Jan Philipp Albrecht: What can be done to deter U.S. spying in Europe?

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The U.S. Civil War Continues

One of the biggest hoaxes of American history is that the Civil War ended back in 1865. Battling over racism then, health care now, U.S. society is still at war with itself.

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