Obama Archives – The Statesman

Democratic congressional candidate Perry Gershon engages with students on campus

by Brianne LeddaNewsOctober 9, 2018October 10, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate, Perry Gershon, visited Stony Brook University on Wednesday, Oct. 3 in an effort to reach more student voters as he campaigns against incumbent Lee Zeldin for NY-1.

Journalist David Rohde discusses Taliban kidnapping and escape

by Mike AdamsFeatured News Top StoryFebruary 25, 2018February 25, 2018

Rohde was smuggled under a sheet in the car on a three-day journey to a Taliban base in Pakistan.

Understanding ideological ‘others’

by Todd L. PittinskyFeatured OpinionsDecember 1, 2016December 4, 2016

What exactly is healing? It is common to talk about empathizing, but I think there’s a more basic step that has to come first: understanding.

The party who cried wolf

by Nick ZararisFeatured Opinions Top StoryNovember 15, 2016November 27, 2016

Donald Trump is the President Elect of the United States. That’s a sentence I’d never thought I’d be typing in my lifetime.

RIP the party of Lincoln

by Nick ZararisFeatured OpinionsSeptember 22, 2016September 25, 2016

It’s really simple: Republicans have signed their own death warrant by not adapting to changing demographics or slowing down the trends themselves.

In a general election, the Bern is just as electable as Clinton

by Skyler GilbertFeatured OpinionsFebruary 8, 2016

At this point, the idea from the Clinton campaign that she is more likely to win in a general election matchup is lazy and unvetted.

#ThanksObama for helping bring politics to social media

by Michael KohutFeatured OpinionsJanuary 24, 2016

Like it or not, his presidency is coming to an end this year, but in his eight-year tenure he’s left a certain mark on his office.

The Koch Broligarchy: Why the few actually control the many

by Jager RobinsonOpinions Top StoryOctober 13, 2015October 18, 2015

An oligarchy is a government run by a small group of people. Many people will try to tell you we are still a democracy, but don’t be fooled by those idealists.

Obama continues tyranny by smothering McKinley’s legacy

by Skyler GilbertFeatured Opinions Top StorySeptember 3, 2015September 4, 2015

Czar Barack Obama has overstepped his authorized power, stripping American hero William McKinley of his rightful namesake: the tallest mountain in the United States.

SBU Hospital ready for Ebola possibilities

by Mahreen KhanNews Top StoryNovember 18, 2014

Stony Brook University Hospital is one of two Long Island hospitals and one of eight New York State hospitals declared “Ebola-ready” by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.