BarackObamabecamethefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentcallingforchange.Heisnotonlyfacedwithseriouschallengesontheeconomicandfinancialfronts,butalsohastodealwithavarietyofmajorsocialproblemswhichwillpotentiallyreshapeAmericansocietyinthe21stcentury:increasingeconomicinequality,complexracerelations,anunsustainablehealthcareburdenandaweakeningeducationsystem.TheseareissueswhichhaveexistedfordecadesintheU.S.,butnowitseemsthatPresidentObamahasabetteropportunitytomakea'realchange'happenthanhispredecessors,becauseAmericansocietyisgoingthroughafundamentalevolution.
