barack obama
April 29, 2009 -
Everyone else is chiming in with their grade on President Obama's first 100 days in office, so we thought we'd join in, too.
December 1, 2008 -
President-elect Barack Obama made Gulf Coast recovery a key theme of his campaign. Today, thousands of struggling residents — including those still displaced by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike — are prepared to make sure Obama lies up to his promises.
December 1, 2008 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 36 No. 3/4, "A New Day for the South?" Find more from that issue here.
December 1, 2008 -
The 2008 elections revealed that the South is rapidly changing and a key political battleground. Then why are pundits saying it’s time to write off the region?
December 1, 2008 -
Civil rights veteran and co-founder of the institute for Southern Studies Julian Bond reflects on the meaning of Barack Obama’s victory
December 1, 2008 -
President-elect Barack Obama has drawn considerable heat from critics on his political left like David Sirota for choices about who will lead his new administration. In contrast to his message of change, they argue, Obama's Cabinet and other staff picks have had a decidedly centrist and establishment cast, from keeping Robert Gates at the Department of Defense to installing Timothy Geithner at the Treasury Department.
October 8, 2008 -
Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic today notes a crucial development in the presidential campaign:
