Obama finished with a paean to American capitalism, which he claimed had played a decisive role in spreading democracy and prosperity ... the ex-president offers only complacency and cynicism.

Former President Barack Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Gabriella Demczuk for WSJ) Former President Barack Obama received a massive reception ...

warn the party against complacency, and rally support for Kamala Harris against Donald Trump. Read More: ‘Yes, She Can’: A ...

Speaking at Hamilton College on April 3, former President Barack Obama accused the nation of being inadequately protective of democracy — by which he meant, of course, inadequately committed to ...

When words stop meaning anything, when truth doesn’t matter, when people can just lie with abandon, democracy can’t work.” Besides encouraging Democrats to vote, Obama also tried to bring ...

President Barack Obama has called upon Americans to defend their democracy, and remember their duty as citizens, during an emotionally charged farewell speech in Chicago. “I am asking you to ...

Former President Barack Obama addresses the Obama Foundation's 2024 Democracy Forum, Dec. 5, 2024, in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images The White House has defended actions toward universities as ...

you set a profound moral example,” Obama said. “And in these gentle but firm reminders of our obligations to God and to one another, you are shaking us out of complacency. All of us may ...

washing the feet of young prisoners — he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we are all bound by moral obligations to God and one another,” Obama wrote, alongside a photo of ...

Democracy is a permanent gamble and such fears have always haunted it. But if panic is best avoided, so too is complacency. There remains the insidious fear that, while the forms remain ...

Obama quickly paid respects to President Biden, who served as vice president for two terms. "History will remember Joe Biden as an outstanding president who defended democracy at a moment of great ...