by Tanya Somanader | Aug 18, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube This afternoon at the White House, President Obama delivered a statement on the latest developments in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri — two issues he has been following closely each day. First, the President relayed to the nation that the...
by David Hudson | Aug 14, 2014 | Monitor
President Barack Obama makes a statement on the situations in Iraq and Ferguson, Missouri, from Edgartown, Massachusetts, August 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This afternoon, President Obama updated the nation on two issues that he's been...
by Eric Holder | Aug 24, 2013 | Monitor
It was an honor to speak at the National Action to Realize the Dream March this morning to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Fifty years ago, Dr. King shared his dream with the world and described his vision for a society that offered, and...
by Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman | May 22, 2013 | Monitor
For the first time, the Obama administration has acknowledged killing four Americans in drone strikes — three of whom were killed accidentally.
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 22, 2013 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee Sharpe The President, it seems, can’t walk and chew gum. The so-called Asian pivot is a case in point, but not the only one. Is it really possible that a great power with the formal institutional resources available to the U.S. can’t keep an eye on the...