Barack Obama
BuzzFeed News Defined the 2010s
If you’re curious to know what it was like to work at BuzzFeed News in the salad days of the mid-2010s, here is a representative anecdote: I was sitting at my desk one morning, dreadfully hungover and editing a story titled “The Definitive Oral History of the Wikipedia Photo for ‘Grinding,’” when the sounds of …
How This Former White House Staffer Is Breaking The Glass Ceiling For Black Women In Politics
Deesha Dyer, founder, Black Girl 44 scholarship Photo Credit: Deesha Dyer For many young people interested in a career in politics, unpaid internships are a typical first step. But that’s a privilege not everyone can afford. The lack of pay associated with political internships can be an impossible barrier for some students. This is especially …
Joe Biden and Barack Obama raise $11m in first 2020 fundraiser together | US news
Barack Obama made his first campaign appearance alongside Joe Biden since endorsing him for president in April, helping raise more than $11m while warning Democrats against being “complacent or smug” about the presidential race. The virtual fundraiser collected $7.6m from 175,000 grassroots contributors according to the Biden campaign. The former president and the presumptive Democratic …
Why do American police have such powerful weapons for breaking up protests?
Again and again, US citizens have taken to the streets to voice their anger over the death of black Americans at the hands of police officers. This time, Americans are rallying nationwide over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. And again, law enforcement agencies have been accused of inflaming tensions by using excessive force …
Drug prices and health-care are wild cards in the 2020 election
Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) former tech executive Andrew Yang, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) take part in the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Drew Angerer | …
Barack Obama Praises Brigid Kosgei for Breaking World Marathon Record
After Brigid Kosgei shattered the women’s world record at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, former President Barack Obama praised her remarkable accomplishment on social media. The former president posted a tweet praising Kosgei’s accomplishment after she ran an unofficial 2:14:04 at Sunday’s marathon. He also praised Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge, who broke …
Joe Biden asks crowd to imagine if Barack Obama had been assassinated
Jill Biden: Joe is the most electable Recalling the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday asked a rally audience to contemplate what would have happened if former President Barack Obama was killed before the 2008 election. Speaking passionately about his last year …
Democratic debate: Obama unfazed by criticism from 2020 candidates at Detroit debate, source says
Detroit — One name invoked frequently during Wednesday night’s debate was that of former President Barack Obama, who has no plans to participate in the Democratic presidential campaign this year but is keeping tabs on the contest. A source familiar with his thinking wouldn’t say whether the former president watched Tuesday and Wednesday’s debates, but said …
Bill Gates and Michelle Obama are the world’s most admired people 2019
After an international book tour that took her around the world promoting her bestselling memoir, “Becoming,” it’s hardly a surprise that former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama tops the list of the world’s most admired woman in 2019. International market research firm YouGov published its annual study of the most admired public figures in the world earlier this …
Pete Buttigieg raises $24.8 million in second quarter
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the second night of the first Democratic presidential candidates debate in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019. Mike Segar | Reuters Democratic rising star and 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg announced his fundraising total for the second quarter of his 2020 run for president early Monday morning. The $24.8 …
