Susan Gardner
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Obama revs everyone up for the Olympic games in weekly address
x YouTube Video Every four years, our nation’s attention turns to a competition that’s as heated as it is historic. People pack arenas and wave flags. Journalists ... → Read More
Opening Pandora's Box: Why my 22-year-old kid needs Mommy's insurance
Infantilization of America--notion that a 26 year old is a kid needing Daddy's ... → Read More
Six questions for Simran Sethi on slowly losing the foods we love, biodiversity, and consumption
Simran Sethi is a journalist and educator focused on food, sustainability and social change. Named the environmental “messenger” by Vanity Fair, a top 10 eco-hero of the planet by the U.K.’s ... → Read More
Weekly address: Biden and federal judge blast Republican Senate for leaving SCOTUS vacancy open
x YouTube Video The sitting President shall—not may—but shall nominate someone to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, with the advice and consent of the Senate. → Read More
DNC apologizes to Sanders; Sanders implores supporters to refrain from floor protests
As the first day of the Democratic National Convention gets underway, tensions are still running high between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters, despite Sanders' earlier plea for unity . → Read More
Obama joined by Elizabeth Warren in weekly address focusing on continued Wall Street reform
x YouTube Video WARREN: The financial crisis wasn’t an unstoppable act of nature.The whole thing could have been avoided, but we didn’t have the ... → Read More
Dead shooting suspect identified in Baton Rouge police killings; Obama addresses nation. Again.
The shooting suspect in the killings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this morning that left three police officers dead and three other officers wounded has been identified, according to CBS News : → Read More
3 Baton Rouge officers and 1 suspect dead; 2 potential suspects sought
Information continues to emerge in the aftermath of this morning's shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in which three police officers were killed and several were wounded. One suspect is ... → Read More
Multiple Baton Rouge police officers reported shot, three 'feared dead'
Another bloody Sunday in America, CNN reports: A man with a gun opened fire on police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday, injuring at least seven -- including three who are feared dead, an official said. Police received a call of "suspicious... → Read More
Weekly address: Obama insists on America's capacity to heal, change in aftermath of week of violence
x YouTube Video It’s been a challenging couple weeks. The shootings in Minnesota and Baton Rouge; the protests; the targeting and murder of police officers in ... → Read More
Obama salutes LGBT community courage, discusses Stonewall National Monument in weekly address
x YouTube Video But the arc of our history is clear – it’s an arc of progress. And a lot of that progress can be traced back to Stonewall. So ... → Read More
Obama in weekly address: Puerto Rico is in economic crisis. Let's fix it.
x YouTube Video We don’t turn our backs on our fellow Americans. We don’t treat folks differently because of where they live. Instead, we ... → Read More
Obama gives powerful preview in weekly address of his upcoming campaigning for Democratic nominee
x YouTube Video That’s the choice you’ll get to make this year. Between policies that raise wages, and policies that won’t. Between ... → Read More
Obama explains in his weekly address why new overtime pay policy is a BFD
x YouTube Video Things like the 40-hour workweek and overtime are two of the most basic pillars of a middle class life. But for all the ... → Read More
Obama challenges America to honor mothers in weekly address ... in a REAL way
x YouTube Video Giving flowers is always a good idea. But I hope that on this Mother’s Day, we’ll recommit ourselves to doing more than ... → Read More
Obama expresses exasperation with Senate Republicans over Garland nomination in weekly address
x YouTube Video It’s now been 45 days since I nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Judge Garland is a man of experience, integrity, and ... → Read More
Obama tackles criminal justice reform in weekly address
x YouTube Video Now, plenty of people should be behind bars. But the reason we have so many more people in prison than any other developed ... → Read More
Obama in weekly address: It's time we all play by the same financial rules
x YouTube Video ... there will always be more work to do. And this week, my Administration took two big steps that will help ... → Read More
Obama discusses global efforts to thwart terrorism, keep nuclear material out of terrorist hands
x YouTube Video … we’ve been leading a global effort to secure the world’s nuclear materials. And with summits like ... → Read More
Obama vigorously defends Merrick Garland as SCOTUS nominee in weekly address
x YouTube Video I fulfilled my Constitutional duty. Now it’s time for Senators to do theirs. I hope that they ... → Read More