Aug 28th, 2008 · On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, we meet with two families — each striving for the American dream. Though they live just 10 miles apart, they face very different circumstances. One is well off, the other poor; one is black, one white. But they both value education and want a better life for their children.
Aug 28th, 2008 · Foreign policy experience and expertise is critical to many American voters in choosing a president. In this week's international briefing, hear how the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is being viewed by the foreign press. Jesus Esquivel, of Mexico's Proceso political magazine and John Mulaa from Kenya's East African Standard discuss how media from abroad are being received at the DNC.
Aug 28th, 2008 · Sen. Barack Obama makes history tonight when he speaks before the Democratic National Convention as the first black presidential nominee of a major party. But today also marks the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington. Civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman discusses the significance of both events.
Aug 27th, 2008 · Joe Biden accepted his nomination Wednesday as Barack Obama's running mate on the Democratic ticket. In his speech, he said Obama was the great American success story.
Aug 27th, 2008 · The Democratic Party, as assembled and packaged at its national convention, does not seem especially proud that it is about to become the first major American political party to nominate an African-American to be president.
Aug 27th, 2008 · Harvey Gantt made history in 1983 as the first African-American to be elected as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. In this week's Wisdom Watch, Gantt, who is also a renowned architect, discusses his political and professional journey and shares thoughts on Sen. Barack Obama's quest to change history.
Aug 27th, 2008 · Barack Obama arrives Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. He was in Missouri on Tuesday, continuing his tour of some battleground states before he accepts the nomination for president. In Kansas City, Obama argued that the American middle class is worse off than it was eight years ago when President Bush took office.
Aug 26th, 2008 · America America is an ambitious, old-fashioned novel about politics, power and class in a small, upstate New York town. The Nixon-era tale is Canin's sixth book.