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Republicans Refused To Cooperate With President Obama On Russian Election Interference

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Someone posed a question recently that I think is worth thinking about, but I don’t know the answer to.  We already know President Obama was subject to racism from the right.  But is it also true that the left is … Continue reading →

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Why We Need a Small-d Democratic Revolution

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Common Cause Yesterday, President Obama made good on his promise to use his bully pulpit to push for real democracy reform. And the agenda he laid out proves he’s listening to the huge majority of voters who … Continue reading →

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Denial and Denali

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Environmentalists are having trouble wrapping their head around a president who visited Alaska above the Arctic Circle on Wednesday to speak on the need to mitigate the causes of climate change, while at the same time on Aug. 17 approved … Continue reading →

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President Obama: A Victory For Every American

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Trish Nelson

President Obama’s statement on the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.  On March 23, 2010, I sat down at a table in the East Room of the White House and signed my name on a law that … Continue reading →

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President Obama Will Push A Progressive Agenda

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Trish Nelson

This is an excerpt from the first of three parts of a year-end NPR interview with President Obama.  

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America, You Know Not What You Have

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Trish Nelson

I could not agree more with this Canadian’s observation of  how America has treated our President.  In my view, it is not just the conservative right (although they have taken disrespect to new lows), but I feel that some on … Continue reading →

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Obama Meets Obama Impersonator

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Trish Nelson

This is pretty awesome.

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The Pope And The President

Posted on February 5, 2014 by bfiaralphscharnau

Both Pope Francis and President Obama assumed their globally powerful positions with high popular approval.  Now we learn that the two leaders will meet at the Vatican in late March as part of the President’s European trip. The pope has … Continue reading →

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It's Open Enrollment for Obamacare

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Paul Deaton

A note from President Obama: The Affordable Care Act has been in the news a lot recently – and increasingly for the right reasons. The law is working: Already, nearly 365,000 people across the country have picked private plans through … Continue reading →

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OFA to Fight for Obamacare

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Paul Deaton

A note from Organizing for Action received Aug. 6, 2013: We wanted to make sure you saw Governor Patrick’s note. Because the reality is that some groups are going to spend untold millions to confuse people and spread outright lies … Continue reading →

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