On Jan. 20, about 2 million people gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to witness Barack Obama become the 44th president of the United States. Nearly 40 million more Americans watched the event on television, as did millions more around the world. Most of these [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
FOLLOW US
Also by Brian Cook
-
Watching The Watchers
Mass Observation returns for the Obama inauguration.
MORE » -
Wont Get Fooled Again
(Well … maybe just one more time.)
MORE » -
Compare and Contrast
Okay, they're only procedural, goo-goo (good government) initiatives (as opposed to more meaty, "substantive" reforms)... but this is ...
MORE »
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA
Invest in the news you need. In These Times is a nonprofit, reader-supported magazine and website.
subscribe today for $19.95!
SAVE 53% OFFTHE NEWSSTAND PRICE!
MOST READ
- Why Conservatives Can’t Fix Poverty
- The Girl’s Guide to Staying Safe Online
- Siri and the High-Tech Gender Gap
- It’s the Stupid Republicans, Stupid
- True Crime Finance Stories
- Is the Federal Government Helping to Bust Unions?
- Anger Sowing Seeds of a New Consumer Movement
- What Can Labor Learn?
- Marching Off the Cliff
- New Eden, Old Devils

Reader Comments
There are no comments on this article yet. Start the discussion below.
register a new account »Posting Security