The 2000’s Bush-Gore Election Florida Nader The political/justice campaign 537 votes The Supreme Court
9/11 Al Qaeda Osama bin Laden The Twin Towers/Pentagon/a field Invasion of Afghanistan
Boom and Bust Cycle 90’s Boom Dotcoms 2001 Bust Real Estate 2008 –The Great Recession
Bush Presidency Tax Cuts 2001 and 2003 No Child Left Behind War in Iraq Patriot Act Karl Rove Dick Cheney Enhanced Interrogation Guantanamo/Black Prisons/Extraordinary Rendition Privatizing Social Security Katrina
War in Iraq Changing reasons for War Lack of planning Surge in 2006
Technology The Internet Cell Phones Blogs 24-hour “news” Telecommunications Act of 1996 Bio-Tech
Changing Face of America Aging (Baby Boomers) Immigration Gentrification Exurbs
Obama Presidency First Black President Tea-Party Idealism vs. Practice Race to the Top Health Care Legislation