Barack Obama

The Presidential Politics of Ignoring Climate Change

By Jason Margolis ⋅ February 7, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

Mitt Romney (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

One issue has been nowhere on the radar during the Republican presidential primaries: addressing global climate change.

Not So Secret: US Drones

By Carol Zall ⋅ January 31, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Micah Zenko (Photo: Council on Foreign Relations)

Marco Werman talks with Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, about President Obama’s public remarks yesterday on the US use of drones. He was taking part in a Google-sponsored virtual town hall, and answered a question about drones from a man in Brooklyn, NY.

The Growing Clout of Pakistani Sports-Star Turned Politician Imran Khan

By Fahad Desmukh ⋅ December 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Pakistani sports-star turned politician Imran Khan held a massive rally Sunday in the city of Karachi. It’s the second time in the past two months that Khan has attracted this kind of crowd.

Obama Decides to Hold Off Deciding on Massive Pipeline

By Carol Hills ⋅ November 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

President Obama decides to hold off deciding on a massive pipeline that would carry oil from Canadian tar sands in Alberta through six states before reaching Texas’ Gulf coast. Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement thinks he knows why.

The ‘Official’ Iraqi Attitude

By Carol Hills ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The “official” Iraqi attitude toward the announcement that US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year, by Swiss-Lebanese cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, The International Herald Tribune.

Tunisians Occupy President Obama’s Facebook Page

By The World ⋅ November 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park, NYC (Photo: David Shankbone)

When the protesters in Tunisia triggered what’s become known as the Arab Spring, one of their first supporters was Barack Obama. But now many Tunisians are satirizing Obama on his Facebook page. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Mona Kareem, of Global Voices, to hear what they’re saying and asks why.

The Unintended Consequences of More Sanctions Against Iran

By Jason Margolis ⋅ October 27, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅ Transcript

President Obama is calling for more sanctions on Iran to halt that country’s nuclear enrichment program. Some argue that sanctions are ineffective, and further, are having unintended consequences such as harming Iranian university students trying to study in the US.

Obama Announces US Leaving Iraq

By The World ⋅ October 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

President Obama announces US troop withdrawal from Iraq

All US troops will be pulled out of Iraq by the end of the year, President Barack Obama announced Friday.

Looking Back on Holbrooke’s Legacy

By Arun Rath ⋅ October 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Special Representative Holbrooke Meets Pakistani Army Brigadier Mehmood and Karachi's Consul General Martin (Photo: US State Department)

Richard Holbrooke was the Obama administration’s pointman for the civilian side of the Afghanistan war. He died suddenly in December 2010, leaving some successes that are sometimes overlooked, and they have to do with Pakistan.