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State of the Union

This is the Democracy Now! news archive of interviews related to the annual State of the Union presidential addresses in the United States. Our archive includes interviews conducted during the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations.

StoryJan 21, 2015

Ralph Nader on What was Missing in President Obama’s State of the Union Address

StoryJan 21, 2015

David Cay Johnston: Class War Is Being Waged by the Rich Against the Poor

StoryJan 26, 2011

Obama Calls for Spending Freeze, Lowering Corporate Taxes in State of the Union

StoryJan 26, 2011

Consumer Advocate Joan Claybrook and Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson Respond to State of the Union

StoryJan 26, 2011

Dr. Atul Gawande Compares Obama’s “Frustrating” Record on Healthcare Reform and LBJ’s Leadership in Passing Medicare

StoryJan 26, 2011

Harry Belafonte on Obama: “He Plays the Game that He Plays Because He Sees No Threat from Evidencing Concerns for the Poor”

StoryJan 28, 2010

Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein Respond to Obama’s First State of the Union

StoryJan 26, 2010

Michael Moore on Haiti, the Supreme Court Decision on Corporate Campaign Financing, and Why He Calls the Democrats “Disgusting”

StoryJan 29, 2008

Kathleen Newman & Barbara Ehrenreich: Bush Has Ignored the Working Poor and Failed to Address Growing Economic Inequality

StoryJan 29, 2008

Bush Touts Outcome of Iraq Troop “Surge,” Repeats Threats Against Iran

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