Obama’s Greenwash
If Barack Obama and David Axelrod are really concerned about the climate crisis, they can fess up to their culpability — and demand change from Joe Biden.
Barack Obama
Explore The Lever’s coverage of the 44th president of the United States.
Cautionary Lessons From The Obama Era
Can Democrats break from their corporate donors and learn from their past mistakes?
Obama Tries To Revise History
The former president is now trying to pretend he was a Wall Street critic, even though he was bankers' biggest enabler.
No, Obama Wasn’t Mad About Bailing Out His Wall Street Donors
The former president is now trying to pretend he was a finance industry critic, even though he was Wall Street’s biggest cheerleader and enabler.
Can Biden Succeed Where Obama Failed?
The new president has a choice: make friends with congressional Republicans or actually make progress. He can't do both.