Monday, October 26, 2009
Although it may appear that the United States has turned a corner in democratic praxis with the election of its first African-American president — Barack Obama -— more questions have arisen than have been resolved. In this year of elections worldwide, can we afford to leave the contradictions of our own democratic system on the side?
- What is the agenda of the Obama administration concerning the Patriot Act and spying on its citizens?
- How does our economic system affect our democratic system?
- What can be done about the growing threat from the racist Republican Right?
