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Why I Never Thought I'd See a Black President

Trevor Wilson | Posted 01.20.2013 | Canada Politics
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Trevor Wilson

About a decade ago my first son Alex was struggling with one of the many things 16-year-olds struggle with. As a good Dad I gave him the old "you can do anything -- anything is possible" pep talk hoping to encourage him to overcome whatever obstacle he thought was stopping him. Not too long after this interaction he asked me, in an unrelated conversation, if I ever thought we would see a black U.S. president.

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Tea Party Ideology Trumps Facts

Hassan Arif | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada
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Hassan Arif

One cannot help but feel a bit pessimistic about American politics these days -- a contrasting feeling to the heady days of Barack Obama's election, w...

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