9 Articles

Saturday, September 27, 2008
Post-Obama World: Can America Close the Achievement Gap?
(1 comments) Obama, Ogbu, and the achievement gap is examined, involving involuntary minorities, education, and the new African immigrants.

Friday, September 19, 2008
Obamafutures: Or, the Beginning of the End of the Race
(4 comments) Obama futures are examined within the current capital markets crisis.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
New-Blooded Americans: Obamagenomics and the End of Race
Obama and genomics is examined.

Saturday, August 23, 2008
American Osiris Rising: Obama's Symbols of Transformation
Myth and meaning associated with Obama's historic rise is examined.

Monday, August 4, 2008
Obama and the Balinese Cockfight
Obama's upbringing in Indonesia is examined within the context of the current political theater and the Balinese cockfight.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
From Kunta Kinte to Barack Obama: What's in a Name, Anyway?
Obama's African name is examined within a cultural and historical context.

Friday, June 27, 2008
Obama's Satyagraha: Or, Did Obama Swallow the Mahatma?
(9 comments) Obama-Gandhi synergies are explored historically and biographically.

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Is Obama the New Progressive Avatar?
(12 comments) This article looks at Obama's early upbringing, background and current appeal to progressives to better understand his candidacy within a global context.

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Voices from His White Working Class Family
(3 comments) This article deals with Obama's working class problem by looking at his White Working Class family from Kansas and Hawaii.