Obamas First Year

The Other Half of the Picture

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Carl Pope

San Francisco -- I've written a couple of posts in the past week that analyze the first year of the Obama presidency from the perspective of executive...

Obama's Domestic Policy: Good but not Good Enough

Dedrick Muhammad | Posted 05.25.2011

Dedrick Muhammad

Obama can learn how to strengthen his domestic policy by following Johnson's example, taking a lead on racial inequality and an Economic Opportunity Act of 2010 that invests in working-class America.

The Greenest President Ever?

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Carl Pope

A year ago the world watched while Barack Obama took the oath of office.  Most of the media attention this week will be on how he has fared polit...

Obama's First Year: It Ain't No Crystal Staircase

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert L. Borosage

Obama is a man of exceptional grace. But the grace misleads; this is a politician of intense ambition, discipline and grit. He understands and wields the power of the word.

A Successful Year For Our First Sustainability President

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Steven Cohen

President Obama has not ended climate change, war, hunger, or drought, but his first year in office has demonstrated the brainpower, judgment and communication skills we saw during the campaign.

Obama's First Year Report Card: C-

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

John Feffer

Obama's balancing act is reflected in his approval rating, which crested at 65 percent in March and dropped to 50 percent by December.

Obama: lists financial rescue as 'most important thing' of his first year

washingtonpost.com | Scott Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama outlined Tuesday a first-year legislative record that he said rescued the economy and placed it on a path of long-term growth, even as...

The Obama Reversal That Might Save Your Life

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Carl Pope

Perhaps the greatest untold story of the past year is the reversal of George Bush's eight years of environmental counterrevolution.