Introduction to American Studies : Twenty-first-century Questions: Who Are We Now? (2001–present)

Editor in Chief: Karen Linkletter, California State University–Fullerton

Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Congressional Report on the Response to Hurricane Katrina (2006)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change (2007)
Barack Obama: "A More Perfect Union" (2008)
Barack Obama: Remarks on Health Care Reform (2009)
U.S. Senate Resolution Apologizing for the Enslavement and Racial Segregation of African Americans (2009)

Benjamin R. Barber: “Jihad vs. McWorld” (1992)
Colin Powell: Commencement Address at Howard University (1994)
George W. Bush: Address to the Nation on September 11, 2001 (2001)
George W. Bush: Remarks on Signing the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (2001)
George W. Bush: Second State of the Union Address (2002)
Bybee Torture Memo (2002)
Sandra Day O'Connor: Concurrence in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002)
Robert C. Byrd: "We Stand Passively Mute" Speech (2003)
Colin Powell: Remarks to the United Nations Security Council (2003)
Eldred v. Ashcroft (2003)
Phyllis Schlafly: “Female Emancipation?” (2003)
Robert C. Byrd: "The Emperor Has No Clothes" Speech (2003)
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
George W. Bush: Address to the Nation on Military Operations in Iraq (2003)
9/11 Commission Report (2004)
Taguba Report (2004)
Report on the Crisis in the Catholic Church in the United States (2004)
Colin Powell: Opening Remarks on Intelligence Reform to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee (2004)
Barack Obama: Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention (2004)
Condoleezza Rice: "International Support for Iraqi Democracy" (2005)
Jesse Jackson: "The Fight for Civil Rights Continues" (2005)
George W. Bush: Second Inaugural Address (2005)
Condoleezza Rice: "Transformational Diplomacy" (2006)
Adolph L. Reed, Jr.: “When Government Shrugs: Lessons of Katrina” (2006)
Barack Obama: "The American Promise" (2008)
M. Jay Wells: “Why the Mortgage Crisis Happened” (2008)
Report on the Death of Pat Tillman (2008)
Barack Obama: First Inaugural Address (2009)
Barack Obama: Address to the NAACP Centennial Convention (2009)
Barack Obama: Remarks on Signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
Barack Obama: First State of the Union Address (2010)
Hillary Clinton: Remarks on U.S. Foreign Policy (2010)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
Alexander Jung: “Ponzi Planet: The Danger Debt Poses to the Western World” (2012)

Multimedia Ideas: Introduction to American Studies, Unit 15
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