Can It Work? Economists Grade a Key Part of Obama's Climate Policy
Prof. Michael Greenstone joins top economists in authoring analysis of Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan

What Do Tuesday's Elections Tell Us About 2016?
Steve Edwards, director of Institute of Politics, describes Republican takeover of the Senate as ‘largely vote against President Obama’

Obama’s Post-Election Policy Blowout
In op-ed, Prof. Charles Lipson explains strategy behind Obama administration's delays in announcing major policy decisions

Losing faith in Obama
In op-ed, Prof. Charles Lipson argues lack of results aided Americans’ loss of faith in president, Congress, Supreme Court

Obama Can Bomb Pretty Much Anything He Wants To
In op-ed, Prof. Eric Posner explains that President Obama is within legal limits to order military strikes without Congressional approval
Slate
How Barack Obama is expanding presidential power — and what it means for the future
Prof. William Howell says that President Obama has entered ‘new frontier’ with expansion of executive authority, presidential power

Barack Obama’s great-uncle dies at 89; Charles Payne was WWII vet, U. of C. library official
Charles T. Payne, longtime UChicago Library employee, remembered as pioneer in library information technology

Obama, Why Aren’t You in Chiraq?
In article examining gun violence in Chicago, author cites death of UChicago staff member Tonya Gunn, who was killed in apparent drive-by shooting in Morgan Park neighborhood
The Daily Beast
UChicago launches website for Obama presidential library bid
Community can share ideas, receive updates on effort to bring Library to South Side