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After marrying Obama’s mother, his Indonesian father returned to Indonesia from Hawaii, after Sukarno had been deposed. He found a new power structure that had to be dealt with, at the same time as he had new responsibilities as husband and father. What lessons did Obama learn from the experiences of his new father and uncles?

The United States used to have antitrust laws to break up the bigs before they got too big. But during the Bush administration, Bigness was Better. AIG, Goldman-Sachs, JP Morgan Chase had to be bailed out with billions of taxpayer dollars. But there’s bigness elsewhere, too.

Will AG Holder’s deeds match President Obama’s lofty words?

The role of Sen. Inouye in implementing the Bush Administration’s torture policies has received little attention to date. Perhaps it is time to start asking questions.

In forward to a massive report on “Reining in the Imperial Presidency,” John Conyers explains why Bush and Cheney were not impeached, and his view of the way forward.

Rachel Maddow did a masterful historical summary of the legislation that has brought us to the present moment of economic crisis. Let’s take a closer look.

NewsTrust is a web project designed for grassroots participation. Subscription is free, and results in a daily news digest: “Here are today’s top stories, based on ratings from members like you.” Each week they have a particular focus, and this week’s focus is The Future of Journalism.

On September 18, did we narrowly escape a coup precipitated by a financial meltdown?

Our problems will not go away when Obama is inaugurated. He is not superman, and he will need our help. If American democracy is worth restoring, we had better get to work.

At www.change.org, we are invited to vote for change– submitting our own ideas, or voting for the ideas put forward by others. The prospect is interesting, and frustrating.