Barack Obama

Women business leaders gather at Barnard for White House forum

The economic forum drew several big names, including Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama.

Back to his roots

Columbians' votes can give Obama's campaign a bigger boost than you'd expect.

Hard to relate

An Ivy League education is such a privilege that it may disengage a person from "real America."

Letter to the Editor

Street fight erupts over altered Obama image

At 115th Street and Broadway, a clash between supporters of the fringe LaRouche movement and of the president.

License crackdown rattles 125th Street vendors

Following a police crackdown on Jan. 12, three unlicensed vendors were arrested, had their products confiscated, and were fined.

In traditional Democratic stronghold Harlem, barrage of protesters greets Obama

The majority of those who turned out for a glimpse of the president outside the Apollo were there to protest his policies, not cheer him.

Developing real leadership

Columbians looking to enter politics need to be more self-aware than current leaders.

The Ideas of March

A political column that is thinly concealed by a film review.

Honey, I shrunk the class!

College lectures and national education show the benefits of smaller class sizes.