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I will begin collecting political cartoons that focus on the historical significance of the Obama Presidency, both in the substance of its work and the reality of its very being. Enjoy these beginning few. By Steve Kelly Auth By Jack Ohman By Don Wright by Dan Wasserman By Nick Anderson By Steve Benson By David [...]

Alice Walker writes a beautiful piece on The Root about expectations and the new reality the Obama Presidency bears: Dear Brother Obama, You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. Us being the black people of the Southern United States. You think you know, because you are thoughtful, and you [...]

The American democratic experiment continues to grow and change with the world around us, yet we are faced with some growing disparities on the trouble some groups face when asked to cast their ballot. Poor, uneducated, minority voters have the greatest trouble, waiting in line for hours to cast a ballot and being the subject [...]

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Having won Ohio and vanquished any reality electorally for John McCain The Thinking Press is happy to project Barack Obama as the President elect of the United States of America. Ohio, along with Pennsylvania, represented two states necessary to the hopes of John McCain in his pursuit of the White House, having lost both we [...]