Electronic Pen

John Nichols Things have not gone well this past year, despite what Barack "reluctant shareholder" Obama wants to suggest with an anniversary-marking visit to Wall Street.

Gary Younge It takes considerable skill to convince people that something that is clearly good for them--like universal healthcare--is not.

• Leslie Savan: Take the Obama Conspiracy-Theory Challenge
• Chris Hayes: Joe Wilson, You Lie!

John Nichols It is not just Hamid Karzai's dissembling of democracy, it is the whole machinery of the occupation that makes this puppet president so unsettling.

The Editors If Obama leads, the people will rally to his side. A good way to remind voters of the bold change they voted for last fall: ordering a hard cap on executive pay.

• Leslie Savan: Take the Obama Conspiracy-Theory Challenge
• Chris Hayes: Joe Wilson, You Lie!

Katrina vanden Heuvel Obama's speech on healthcare reform was an eloquent call for a progressive government. We should build on it.

• Video: Missed Obama's Speech? Watch It Here