Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Racial Divide: The Tragedy of America’s First Black President 307 December 4, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Der Spiegel (Germany) on 3 December 2014 by Markus Feldenkirchen and Holger Stark (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaGermanyracism Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Germany: Canada’s Defiance Deserves Our Respect* September 10, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung[I]t is worth trying to play Trump at his own game. 0 Canada: Ignore Donald Trump’s Trolling, What He Does Next Should Concern Us September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: Mark Carney Embraces Protectionism amid Fight with Donald Trump September 4, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 United States of America: Post-Constitutionalism September 8, 2026. Published in La Cronica de HoyThe Constitution was the last nail in the coffin of feudalism, and it was the bourgeoisie who wielded the hammer. 0 Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Topics Austria: Donald Trump, the Boogeyman September 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Canada: Canada Can’t Wait for America To Return to Normal — This Is the New Normal September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: The Midterm Myth Won’t Save Canada from Trump’s Tariffs September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: What We Didn’t Learn from 9/11 September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up September 10, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Day That Casts a Long Shadow September 10, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Egypt: Trump Reignites Tanker War in the Gulf September 10, 2026. Published in Daily News EgyptThe central objective of increasing the security and military costs imposed on Iran is not necessarily to launch an all-out war, but rather to compel the Iranian leadership to accept a new deal. 0 Germany: Canada’s Defiance Deserves Our Respect* September 10, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung[I]t is worth trying to play Trump at his own game. 0 Related Articles Germany: Sabotage and Attacks: War without a Declaration of War September 7, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungSo, is Berlin now at war with Moscow? Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. Guatemala: The Return of Nationalism June 27, 2026. Published in La Prensa Libre If irrationalism mixes once again with nationalism, we run the very real risk of witnessing the “return of the tragic.” Germany: Trump’s Fatal Signal to Putin* May 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungTrump’s willingness to defend an ally may depend upon whether he currently gets along with its political leadership. India: Every Country Has ‘Stupid People’: Rubio’s Guide to Diplomatic Evasion and Racial Deflection May 26, 2026. Published in FirstpostSecretary Rubio’s ‘diplomatic masterstroke’ in Delhi unintentionally transformed political damage control into an involuntary roast of his own boss. Previous articleThe Necessary Hypocrisy of America’s Migrant WorkersNext articleFerguson Shooting: Reconciliation with Protesting Citizens LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment