Barack Obama

Former US President Barack Obama speaks during a session at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 8, 2021. Paul ELLIS / AFPFormer US President Barack Obama said Monday he understood why young people were “frustrated” with climate inaction from leaders and that “most countries have failed” to live…

Former U.S. President Barack Obama lambasted those who would play politics to avoid acting on climate change, calling out Russia and China in the same breath as Republican politicians back home. At the start of the second and final week of the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow – known as…

Topline Former President Barack Obama knocked his White House successor, former President Donald Trump, Monday for rolling back environmental protections during his speech at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, during a wide-ranging talk in which he also criticized China and Russia. Former U.S. President Barack Obama does not…

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It’s been several days since, during a taped interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen had some incendiary things to say about Bruce’s fans regarding the rock star’s partnership with black saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Read Full Article » Read More

Jay-Z was the penultimate act honored at the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tonight. His introduction video featured a huge roster of celebrities and significant figures, including Beyoncé, LeBron James, Chris Rock, Sean Combs, and Samuel L. Jackson. After the video, there was another pre-recorded message from former…

The establishment media are parroting former President Barack Obama’s comments on the controversy surrounding Virginia’s embattled Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), which he dismissed as “fake outrage” and “trumped-up culture wars.” “We don’t have time to be wasted on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage, the right-wing media’s…

When President Barack Obama first approached Bruce Springsteen about starting a podcast together, Springsteen thought to himself, “I’m a high school graduate from Freehold, New Jersey, who plays the guitar… What’s wrong with this picture?” At the encouragement of his wife, a starstruck Springsteen agreed to host the former president…

The energy of the crowd outside the James Branch Cabell library at Virginia Commonwealth University was beginning to flag. It was a sunny Saturday in Richmond, the clear blue sky somewhat obstructed by pillowy white clouds; the weather comfortably cool, signaling that autumn had finally arrived in Virginia. The attendees…

Former US President Barack Obama urged Virginians to re-elect Terry McAuliffe as governor at a rally on Saturday, emphasising the race's significance as an indicator of the country's political direction and a reflection of its values. Obama and McAuliffe, who served as the state's governor from 2014 to 2018, spoke…