“Those who do nothing are inviting shame, as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right, as well as reality.”
Todd S. Purdum on Obama’s Birmingham Moment in the Aftermath of Newtown.
V.F. contributing editor Michael Lewis had unprecedented access to President Obama in the White House, on Air Force One, and on the basketball court for his October feature. Read a preview of the story and see more photos here.
Photograph by Pete Souza/Official White House Photograph
President Obama’s “Team of Mascots.”
Illustration by Darrow
When Barack Obama met Genevieve Cook in 1983 at a Christmas party in New York’s East Village, it was the start of his most serious romance yet. But as the 22-year-old Columbia grad began to shape his future, he was also struggling with his identity: American or international? Black or white?
Drawing on conversations with both Cook and the president, and details from Cook’s private diaries, David Maraniss has the untold story of the couple’s time together.
Photograph from A.P. Images/Obama Presidential Campaign.
“In case you had any doubt about who the real beneficiary of the birth certificate nonsense has been, the Obama campaign is now selling T-shirts”
(via Obama campaign hawks ‘long-form’ T-shirt - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com)
FTW.
