Barack Obama
The Political Scene Podcast
Vinson Cunningham on His New Book, “Great Expectations”
The journalist’s autobiographical novel reflects his time working on Barack Obama’s campaign, and in his White House. Has the former President lived up to his expectations?
The New Yorker Radio Hour
In “Great Expectations,” Vinson Cunningham Watches Barack Obama’s Rise Up Close
The journalist’s autobiographical novel reflects his time working on Barack Obama’s campaign, and in his White House. Plus, Bradley Cooper’s shot at Oscar glory.
The Political Scene Podcast
“Pod Save America” ’s Jon Lovett On Biden’s Accomplishments
The co-host of the popular show explains how the withering of the media and the threat of political violence are warping the Presidential campaign, and what Biden’s team needs to do.
Daily Comment
The Toughness of Nancy Pelosi
She helped save Obamacare and other transformative legislation, and made it clear when the nonsense had to stop.
The New Yorker Documentary
Painting Black Existence Into History
In the documentary short “Paint & Pitchfork,” Christine Turner examines the life and work of the artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald.
Q. & A.
The Collapse of American Identity
In a new book, the journalist George Packer argues that the country is divided into four warring factions.
Daily Comment
Leaving Afghanistan, and the Lessons of America’s Longest War
It is the Afghan people, of course, who have paid the highest price for America’s failed ambitions.
Podcast Dept.
Obama and Springsteen’s Podcast Is Here to Lull America
In “Renegades,” a new Spotify podcast, the rock superstar and the ex-President dub themselves rebellious outsiders while playing their familiar hits.
Our Columnists
The Distinct Political Paths of Barack Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In elevating the New York congresswoman and gently criticizing her ideas, Obama has opened up a new conversation in the Democratic Party.
Double Take
Sunday Reading: Transformational Presidents
From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces about Presidential leadership and ambition.
Double Take
Barack Obama in The New Yorker
From a profile written when he was a state politician to an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, the former President has a long history in the magazine’s pages.
An Editor’s Note
About Our Excerpt from President Obama’s Forthcoming Memoir
This week, The New Yorker is publishing a long piece by Barack Obama about the ferocious battle over his most transformative piece of legislation.
Annals of the Presidency
A President Looks Back on His Toughest Fight
The story behind the Obama Administration’s most enduring—and most contested—legacy: reforming American health care.
Our Columnists
How Trump Brought Home the Endless War
Having come to power exploiting the fears spawned by perpetual war abroad, the President is defining the enemy of his war at home just as expansively.
Profiles
Marilynne Robinson’s Essential American Stories
The author of “Housekeeping,” “Gilead,” and, now, “Jack” looks to history not just for the origins of America’s ailments but for their remedy, too.
Daily Comment
Can Trump and McConnell Push Through a Successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
If the Republicans succeed in confirming a Justice, the Democrats should pursue radical action if they take control of the Senate this fall.
Q. & A.
A Political Philosopher on Why Democrats Should Think Differently About Merit
Harvard’s Michael Sandel contends that Democrats’ focus on creating a meritocratic society has led them to stray from commitments to the common good and the dignity of all work.
Profiles
Can Biden’s Center Hold?
After a career built on incremental progress, Joe Biden is promising a Presidency of transformational change. The election will test whether his campaign can bring together a divided Party and a beleaguered country.
Daily Comment
Obama, Harris, and an Unconventional Convention
So far, the Democrats have largely succeeded in creating a new and effective form of Convention, with nightly critiques of a calamitous Presidency and emotional appeals to the country’s better angels.
Our Columnists
Kamala Harris Gives New Meaning to the Biden Campaign
Biden has consistently said that he is just a “transitional” figure—a generational bridge. Now we know a bit more about who may come next.