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U.S. president Obama on "The Way Ahead" in October 2016 after 2 terms in office
10/12/2016
The first term of president Obama was taken up mostly in meeting the 2008 financial crisis. Much remains to be done says president Obama after his second term, as the economic recovery needs to be brought home to all Americans, job opportunities improved, growing inequality addressed, productivity increased. He says many foreign leaders ask him about the the populist trends and sentiment for protectionism growing in the U.S. and he has given a lot of thought to this. He summarizes his ideas in an Essay in The Economist magazine of Oct 8-14th 2016.
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The Economist 10/08/2016
The Guardian 11/06/2016
‘American Democracy Is Bigger Than Any One Person,’ Obama Says
The New York Times 11/16/2016
The White House’s claim that 800,000 manufacturing jobs were added during Obama’s presidency
Washington Post 12/09/2016
Issues raised in Letters to the Editor of the NYT and the WSJ on the Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Pact (TPP)
02/27/2014
The issues raised cover worker protections, and also include some that are not frequently mentioned. Including the right granted to large corporations in TPP to sue the U.S. and other governments on issues where the governments have acted in the public interest as it relates to the environment, health, safeguards related to poor industry practices. A letter to WSJ says president Obama is doing this to look like a centrist president for his legacy, and not for free trade. Separately Krugman points to the issue of intellectual property rights enforcement that has the potential of making it harder to provide access to modern medicine to people in developing countries, a serious pitfall. Response to criticism by the Obama administration has generally talked about the merits of free trade which are generally accepted, and not the specific provisions, or the context in which most of the gains in free trade have already been made in the seven decades to 2015 and the remaining gains are much smaller coming with some losses. The global economy now benefits more from investments in infrastructure both in developing and advanced economies, which is why China's Infrastructure Investment Bank has received such wide support, including EU countries and India. The Obama administration has failed to make the case for investment in infrastructure to the American public, at a time when large productivity gains can be made here following about 2 decades of neglect. A similiar situation exists in Germany, and is especially true of Latin American countries which have serious infrastructure problems that reduce economic growth.
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In the Heat of the Pacific Trade Battle
New York Times 05/22/2015
New York Times 05/22/2015
New York Times 02/27/2014
No Obama Tears for TPA or the TPP
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2015
Obama Presses Currency Compromise in Trade Pact
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2015
Pelosi Rejects Appeals, Hands Obama a Trade Defeat
Wall Street Journal 06/13/2015
U.S. president Obama's visit to Britain in April 2016 and support for Britain's membership in the European Union
04/22/2016
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Obama Urges U.K. to Remain in EU
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2016
Obama Warns Britain on Trade if It Leaves European Union
New York Times 04/22/2016
Only in Europe Can Britain Be Great
The New York Times 06/06/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
Obama's State of the Union address- 2014-2016
01/28/2014
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In State of the Union Address, Obama Vows to Act Alone on the Economy
New York Times 01/28/2014
Hardened, Obama Strikes Tough Tone for Modest Agenda
New York Times 01/28/2014
State of the Union, as It Was Spoken and as Decoded
New York Times 01/29/2014
State of the Union Speech Is One Half of Nation’s Political Split Screen
New York Times 01/12/2016
Economist 01/19/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
U.S. president Obama's fiscal 2016 budget
01/30/2015
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Obama Budget Proposes 7% More in Spending Above Sequestration Caps
Wall Street Journal 01/30/2015
The Economist 10/08/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
The U.S. Democratic Party in 2016- a struggle for the soul of the party after Obama
02/03/2016
With huge support among young people the Bernie Sanders challenge to Hillary Clinton represents a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party between Hillary's plan for incremental change and Sanders call for major changes in education and healthcare.
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Democrats Battle Over Vision for Party
Wall Street Journal 02/03/2016
The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton makes her Wall Street problem worse - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/04/2016
Clinton blasts Wall Street, but still draws millions in contributions - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/04/2016
Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary, Defeating Hillary Clinton
Wall Street Journal 02/10/2016
How Far Left Has America Moved?
New York Times 02/12/2016
Sanders Campaign Will Travel On, but Path to Victory Is All but Blocked
New York Times 03/01/2016
Obama's second inaugural address and liberal vision for the second term as U.S. president 2013-2016
01/21/2013
A sense of urgency in the second inaugural address in 2012, a sense that the vision and purpose that Obama brought to the presidency four years ago is slipping away after years battling the economic crisis and working to bring health insurance to uninsured Americans. Most of the immigration agenda is still untouched, and only faltering progress in other areas. An even broader agenda with climate change, promoting gender equality, with continuing battles over the deficit and a short window of 2 years leaves less time.
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Onset of Woes Casts Pall Over Obamaâs Policy Aspirations
New York Times 05/15/2013
Obama Puts Legacy at Stake With Clean-Air Act
New York Times 06/25/2013
Obama Backs Piecemeal Immigration Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2013
Obama to Assert Unilateral Agenda
Wall Street Journal 01/27/2014
In State of the Union Address, Obama Vows to Act Alone on the Economy
New York Times 01/28/2014
In Second Term, Obama Is Seen as Using âHidden Handâ Approach
New York Times 07/15/2013
The Trans Pacific Trade Agreement and trade issues dominating midwestern primaries in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois- loss of manufacturing jobs and Hillary Clinton's response
03/09/2016
Hillary Clinton puts more focus on loss of manufacturing jobs and opposition to trade agreements that hurts American workers following her narrow loss to Sanders in the Michigan primary of March 2016. Three fifths of Democratic voters in the Michigan primary saw this as a major issue, especially younger less educated workers who see their job prospects diminish and wages drop. Hillary Clinton has opposed the Trans Pacific Trade Agreement, yet supported this trade policy as part of the Obama administration. She was attacked on this same issue of trade during the primaries against Obama in 2008, at that time for support of Bill Clinton's NAFTA agreement with Mexico.
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After Michigan Loss, Hillary Clinton Sharpens Message on Jobs and Trade
New York Times 03/09/2016
Trade and Jobs Key to Victory for Bernie Sanders
New York Times 03/09/2016
In Ohio, John Boehner’s GOP Legacy Crumbles With the Rise of Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal 03/11/2016
Simmering for Decades, Anger About Trade Boils Over in ’16 Election
New York Times 03/29/2016
Why Trade Critics Are Getting Traction
Wall Street Journal 03/30/2016
Barack Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
WSJ 06/10/2016
A look back at the auto industry from 2016- U.S. president Obama's effort to revive the U.S. auto industry
01/20/2016
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Obama, Visiting Detroit, Lauds Auto Industry Recovery
New York Times 01/20/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
The fourth Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Jan. 2016- Sanders coming out ahead in the current election environment, with Clinton allying herself with Obama
01/17/2016
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Washington Post 01/18/2016
Clinton and Sanders sharpen their tone as the stakes rise - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/18/2016
In Democratic Debate, Hillary Clinton Challenges Bernie Sanders on Policy Shifts
New York Times 01/17/2016
Clinton supporters prepare for a long battle after her close call in Iowa - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/03/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
Bernie Sanders voters look for a path forward
CNN 10/21/2016
U.S. president Obama's legacy and the 2016 presidential election with Hillary Clinton as the nominee of the Democratic Party
06/10/2016
U.S. president Obama's popularity ratings are at 51% in 2016 similar to Reagan's in his last year. In June 2016 he announced his endorsement of Hillary and efforts to unite the Democratic Party behind Clinton, including bringing Sanders supporters behind the nominee. This is also an effort to preserve his legacy. For Hillary Obama's and Sander's support is needed to improve support among younger women, and others who supported Obama in 2008 and 2012, especially with the wide differences with Republican nominee Trump.
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WSJ 06/15/2016
Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Wake Up
The New York Times 06/28/2016
Bernie Sanders Endorses Ex-Rival Hillary Clinton, Ending Democratic Primary Campaign
WSJ 07/12/2016
Championing Optimism, Obama Hails Clinton as His Political Heir
The New York Times 07/28/2016
Obama Rallies Democrats Behind Hillary Clinton at Convention
WSJ 07/28/2016
Business Economists Say Hillary Clinton Is Best for the Economy
WSJ 08/22/2016
U.S. president Obama's governing strategy for 2015-2016
12/19/2014
The U.S. president's plans to move ahead with parts of his agenda using executive powers.
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Obama’s New Path: Plowing Ahead Solo
Wall Street Journal 12/19/2014
The Economist 10/08/2016
Obama, Hillary Clinton and the U.S. presidential election of 2016
01/26/2008
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Hillary Clinton Tacks Right of Obama on Foreign Policy
Wall Street Journal 03/22/2014
Hillary Clinton, for Richer or Poorer
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2014
Calculated Risks: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s ‘Hard Choices’
New York Times 06/20/2014
A Rift in Worldviews Is Exposed as Clinton Faults Obama on Policy
New York Times 08/11/2014
Hillary Clinton, Barbed and Bellicose
New York Times 08/11/2014
New York Times 08/11/2014
U.S. president Obama's final State of the Union message in Jan. 2016
01/12/2016
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Obama’s State of the Union Lays Out Optimistic Tone
Wall Street Journal 01/13/2016
Obama’s Legacy: Trump and Bernie
Wall Street Journal 01/13/2016
State of the Union Speech Is One Half of Nation’s Political Split Screen
New York Times 01/12/2016
Economist 01/19/2016
Barack Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
WSJ 06/10/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
U.S. president Obama and unfinished agenda in 2016
10/12/2016
The Economist magazine has a By invitation Essay by U.S. president Obama in the Oct 8-14th 2016 edition of the magazine. In the essay Obama describes the unfinished agenda of his two terms in office. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 took up a big part of the first term, leaving much that needs to be done for an economic recovery for all Americans, including those left behind in the recovery. The growing inequality, and improving job opportunities are other parts of this unfinished work.
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The Economist 10/08/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
‘American Democracy Is Bigger Than Any One Person,’ Obama Says
The New York Times 11/16/2016
Opinion | The Cost of Barack Obama’s Speech
The New York Times 05/01/2017
U.S. President Obama's State of the Union Address 2013-2016
02/13/2013
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Onset of Woes Casts Pall Over Obamaâs Policy Aspirations
New York Times 05/15/2013
State of the Union Speech Is One Half of Nation’s Political Split Screen
New York Times 01/12/2016
Economist 01/19/2016
Obama Urges Action on Expansive Agenda
Wall Street Journal 02/13/2013
Obama, in State of the Union, makes case that middle class is job one - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/13/2013
Obama Makes Case for Government in State of Union Address
New York Times 02/13/2013
The groups, Hispanics, Catholics, women and the strategy that put Obama over the top.
01/27/2008
Obama's Hispanic and Catholic strategies and their execution over 2006-2008.
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Economic Recovery Yields Few Benefits for the Voters Democrats Rely On
New York Times 05/19/2014
Blacks, Obama and the Election
New York Times 11/02/2014
Donald Trump’s Gender-Based Attacks on Hillary Clinton Have Calculated Risk
New York Times 04/28/2016
Obama Sweeps to Historic Victory
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2008
Big Turnout of Latino Voters Boosted Obama
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2008
Democrats Gain With Religious Voters
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2008
Obama's second inaugural address and policies for the second term 2013-2016
01/27/2013
An effort to preserve the New Deal programs in the same form and speaking to the progressive coalition of the 30's, 60's and 90's from FDR, Kennedy, and Clinton periods could be described as conservative. Doing this in 2013 in a post boomer era of slower growth presents challenges of a different kind.
Grouped Articles
Onset of Woes Casts Pall Over Obamaâs Policy Aspirations
New York Times 05/15/2013
Obama to Assert Unilateral Agenda
Wall Street Journal 01/27/2014
In State of the Union Address, Obama Vows to Act Alone on the Economy
New York Times 01/28/2014
Hardened, Obama Strikes Tough Tone for Modest Agenda
New York Times 01/28/2014
In Second Term, Obama Is Seen as Using âHidden Handâ Approach
New York Times 07/15/2013
What Clinton and Sanders owe progressives - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/18/2016
U.S. president Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president in 2016, with his popularity at 51% similar to Reagan
06/10/2016
At a similar point in the last year of his presidency, Reagan's popularity was 51% when he endorsed and campaigned for Bush.
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Barack Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
WSJ 06/10/2016
Bernie Sanders Endorses Ex-Rival Hillary Clinton, Ending Democratic Primary Campaign
WSJ 07/12/2016
Championing Optimism, Obama Hails Clinton as His Political Heir
The New York Times 07/28/2016
Donald Trump Faces Narrow Path to White House Victory
WSJ 08/24/2016
Hillary Clinton Returns to Campaigning, Seeks to Refine Message
WSJ 09/15/2016
Obama Sees ‘Personal Insult’ if Blacks Don’t Rally for Hillary Clinton
The New York Times 09/19/2016
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