The chart you need to see before President Obama’s inaugural speech
President Obama will give his second inaugural address on Monday, a speech that will immediately be compared to every other one that has come before it. We’ve written plenty about the best inaugural...
View ArticleThe Fix’s inauguration day playlist
The Fix loves music almost as much as we love politics. So, anytime we have a chance to combine the two, we take it. Over the past 24 hours, we solicited recommendations on Twitter and Facebook for...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s second inaugural address, by the numbers
President Obama’s second inaugural address is in the books. In broad strokes, Obama delved into the nation’s past and its future as he called on ordinary Americans to “shape the debates of our time.”...
View ArticleThe President liberals were waiting for is (finally) here
Today in his second inaugural address, President Obama became the progressive leader that many liberals thought they were getting when they voted him into office four years ago. Couched in rhetoric...
View ArticleObama adds climate change to lengthy to-do list
President Obama didn’t go into too many specifics during his second inaugural address on Monday. He didn’t even mention guns, for example. But one area where he was pretty emphatic was climate change....
View ArticleThe most important paragraph of President Obama’s second inaugural address
President Obama’s second inaugural address clocked in at 19 minutes and 2,114 words long. (You can read the speech here and watch it here.) But, there was a single paragraph that encapsulated the...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s second inauguration — in 12 photos
Thousands of words have been — and will be — written by us and others about Inauguration Day 2013. But, in many ways, President Obama’s second inaugural is better told through pictures. The Fix combed...
View ArticleTwo inauguration day videos you shouldn’t miss
One of the frustrating things about a major political event like a presidential inauguration is that there is so much good content being produced that you always feel like you are missing/have missed...
View ArticleStephen Colbert searches for meaning in the Beyonce lip-syncing controversy...
“It is now official. Jay-Z officially has 100 problems.” At least according to Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, who took a closer look Wednesday at the scrutiny surrounding Beyonce’s performance at...
View ArticleHow Republicans have attacked Obama’s inaugural address, and what it means
In the days following President Obama’s second inaugural address, Republicans have been sounding off about what they didn’t like. While there’s consensus in GOP circles that Obama’s speech — which was...
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