More on Barack Obama
Obama warns of new sanctions against Iran
By Peter Symonds, November 20, 2009
The Obama administration is preparing for new sanctions against Iran after Tehran called for modifications to an agreement reached last month over its stockpile of low-enriched uranium.
Obama’s China trip
By Barry Grey, November 20, 2009
At the beginning of his eight-day tour of Asia, President Obama declared himself the “first Pacific president” and announced that his trip would reassert American leadership in the region.
As US debt tops $12 trillion, Obama calls for austerity
By Bill Van Auken, November 19, 2009
As the Treasury Department revealed that the US public debt has passed the $12 trillion mark, President Barack Obama issued a call for fiscal austerity, warning that without cutbacks, the economy coul...
Obama blocks climate change agreement
By Stefan Steinberg, November 18, 2009
Last Sunday, Obama gave his consent to a plan worked out at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore which effectively blocks any decision on concrete steps to combat global warming a...
The US-China summit highlights sharp schisms
By John Chan, November 18, 2009
The grand summit between Hu and Obama was mostly show and no substance. The formulations in the joint statement about the need for peace, economic cooperation and strategic trust were a rather threadb...
Once again: The New York Times and Obama’s attack on health care
By Kate Randall, November 17, 2009
The New York Times has stepped up its campaign in support of the Obama administration’s drive to overhaul the US health care system, providing arguments in defense of rationing and a class-based sys...
Washington’s crisis over Afghanistan deepens
By Bill Van Auken, November 17, 2009
The increasingly public dissension within the Obama administration over the proposed escalation in Afghanistan reflects the reality that US imperialism has no good options in the war that it launched ...
Obama seeks to boost US influence in Asia
By John Chan, November 16, 2009
On his first trip to Asia, US President Barack Obama has made clear that its main purpose is to reassure key allies and enhance American interests in the region against Washington’s main rivals, esp...
US-China tensions overshadow Obama’s trip to Asia
By Peter Symonds, November 13, 2009
US President Barack Obama arrives today in Tokyo at the start of his first trip to Asia. While he will also stop off in South Korea and the APEC summit in Singapore, the central focus of the tour is C...
Abbas threatens resignation and collapse of the Palestinian Authority
By Chris Marsden, November 13, 2009
President Mahmoud Abbas’s threat to resign is a desperate gamble made necessary by the Obama administration’s undermining of its leading Palestinian ally.
Obama announces fraudulent “jobs” summit
By Jerry White, November 13, 2009
Under increasing criticism over his inaction to address the mounting jobs crisis, President Obama announced Thursday that he would hold a White House forum on jobs and economic growth in December.
Obama and the jobs crisis
By Jerry White, November 12, 2009
In the face of a record rise in joblessness, the Obama administration is continuing to demonstrate its callous indifference to the plight of millions of unemployed workers and their families.
