Obama's Faith in White America Was Not Misplaced

Donald Trump’s rise, and Hillary Clinton’s loss, is not a sign that America is irredeemably bigoted.

• Daniel Foster
• Dec 30, 2016

‘Surprised Like Everybody Else’: Obama on the Election of Donald Trump

The fourth in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Dec 23, 2016

'It’s What We Do More Than What We Say': Obama on Race, Identity, and the Way Forward

The third in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Dec 22, 2016

How Barack Obama Failed Black Americans

The country’s first black president never pursued policies bold enough to close the racial wealth gap.

• William A. Darity Jr.
• Dec 22, 2016

‘Better Is Good’: Obama on Reparations, Civil Rights, and the Art of the Possible

The second in a series of interviews between Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president

• Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Dec 21, 2016

'The Filter ... Is Powerful': Obama on Race, Media, and What It Took to Win

The first in a series of interviews between Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president

• Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Dec 20, 2016

Obama Failed to Mitigate America's Foreclosure Crisis

The country’s first black president contributed to a significant disintegration of wealth for people of color.

• David Dayen
• Dec 14, 2016

The Problem With Obama's Faith in White America

The president’s optimism about race blinded him to the pervasiveness and stubborn persistence of racism.

• Tressie McMillan Cottom
• Dec 13, 2016