What He [barack Obama] Does To Change

Democracy Is About Criticism. I Didn't Elect Obama Because He's A Black; I Voted For Obama Because He Was The Right Person At The Time. Period. The Exceptionalism Of A Black U.s. President Is Not Important To Me. It's What He Does. And Who He Has At The Table. And What He Does To Change The World - That's What's Important.

Every Day Of My Life I Walk With The Idea I Am Black No Matter How Successful I Am.

The Exceptionalism Of A Black U.s. President Is Not Important To Me. It's What He Does - And Who He Has At The Table.

Popular Literature And Culture Used To Reflect People's Aspirations, Pain, And Passion. All Those Particular Things Are No Longer Available To Us.

Whole Ideology Of Consumption Almost To The Point Of Religion. Whether It's The Consumption Of Entertainment Or The Consumption Around Buying Things, We're So Caught Up With Our Appetites That We Don't Have A Clear Distinction About What We Need And What We Just Want. Plus, The Decline Of Trade Unions Is A Factor. When You Have Powerful Unions, You Have A Working Class That Is Politicized.