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History's Most Accessible Inauguration Provides A Spotlight On Change

Jared Cohen | Posted 02.21.2009 | World


Jared Cohen

This was the most accessible inauguration in history. Because of digital media and global interest, more citizens of the world had digital box seats to watch, hear, and feel the democratic experience.

What it Means to Be American

Josh Ruxin | Posted 02.20.2009 | World


Josh Ruxin

I'd like to go back to Rwanda or Kenya or Ethiopia on Jan. 20. I could point to the TV and say: "Look. Listen. This is what it means to be American."

A View From Abroad: Obama As A Surprise To The World From America

Denise Dennis | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home


Denise Dennis

"America, this young nation, is still capable of surprising us. The country of the KKK has the capacity to give the highest charge to a black person... Obama has become the symbol of modernity."