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 288 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 South Africa: Data Centers Take a Beating in the US: Any Lessons for South Africa? August 20, 2026. Published in Cape TimesData centres were the subject of vitriol, not praise. 0 Poland: 2 Mistakes That Sank Trump. Democrats Could Soon Regain the Majority, Even the Senate* August 20, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Republicans are paying for the president's disastrous decisions. 0 Luxembourg: The Middle East Is Getting Away from Trump: No Solutions in Sight for Conflicts in the Region August 18, 2026. Published in TageblattIn the end, the U.S. will probably have made the entire Middle East even more unstable than it already was. 0 Austria: Karoline Leavitt: Nothing but Trump’s Truth, with God as Her Witness August 17, 2026. Published in Der StandardLeavitt did not merely fill the role; she burst its bounds, just as Trump shattered the traditional limits of the presidency. 0 Venezuela: Trump’s ‘Ego-Politics’: Why Does the US Prioritize Venezuela in Latin America? August 18, 2026. Published in Correo del CaroniThe main reason why the U.S. administration prioritizes Caracas over Havana lies in the nature of the interests at stake. 0 Topics Mexico: The ‘Radical Right’ and Trumpist Neo-McCarthyism August 20, 2026. Published in La JornadaBell argued that [the rise of far right factions] should be understood less as a straightforward product of economic conflict than as a response to social dislocation and anxiety over status. 0 Poland: 2 Mistakes That Sank Trump. Democrats Could Soon Regain the Majority, Even the Senate* August 20, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Republicans are paying for the president's disastrous decisions. 0 Saudi Arabia: What Next for Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan? August 20, 2026. Published in Arab NewsWhile Hamas has said that its weapons would be handed over to the Board of Peace, many hurdles remain. 0 South Africa: Data Centers Take a Beating in the US: Any Lessons for South Africa? August 20, 2026. Published in Cape TimesData centres were the subject of vitriol, not praise. 0 Venezuela: Trump’s ‘Ego-Politics’: Why Does the US Prioritize Venezuela in Latin America? August 18, 2026. Published in Correo del CaroniThe main reason why the U.S. administration prioritizes Caracas over Havana lies in the nature of the interests at stake. 0 Spain: US Interference in Colombia* August 18, 2026. Published in El País 0 Luxembourg: The Middle East Is Getting Away from Trump: No Solutions in Sight for Conflicts in the Region August 18, 2026. Published in TageblattIn the end, the U.S. will probably have made the entire Middle East even more unstable than it already was. 0 Jordan: American-Sunni Alliance August 17, 2026. Published in assawsanaThe Iranian axis, so to speak, is working to curb American influence — not to prove that the Shia are right or the Sunnis are wrong. 0 Related Articles 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. Saudi Arabia: Will Trump Conclude a Deal like Obama’s? May 26, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe Trump administration and the Tehran regime are both cornered and in need of some agreement. Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. 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