Introduction: Obama and the Promise of Change / Luigi Esposito and Laura L. Finley
Progressivism and Economics : The Case of President Obama / Steven L. Arxer, Matthew Babcock, and Walter Borges
Educating the "Education President" / Jung Min Choi, Tashina J. Vavuris, and Mariko Ono
Negotiating Health : The Challenges of Progressive Healthcare Reform in the U.S. / Lisa Konczal
Obama, Progressivism, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy : From War to Health and Rights / Fernando Perez
In The Land Of The Blind : Evaluating Obama's Environmental Record / Kent D. Shifferd
Rating the 44th President on Immigration / Randall Amster and Margaret Groarke
Obama at War / Nicolas J.S. Davies
Race and the Obama Presidency / Victor Romano and Melanie Sberna Hinojosa
The First Female President? Assessing Obama's First-term Work on Women's Issues / Laura L. Finley
Waiting for Change : Obama and the LGBT Community / P. Tom Semm and Christina Sanchez-Weston
Being Progressive on National Security : The Rolling Back of Bush Administration Policies and Keeping America Safe / Christian A.I. Schlaerth, Aaron Puhrmann, Katelyn Rozenbroek, and Hilary Cook
Conclusion: Obama and the Future of Progressivism in the US / Laura L. Finley and Luigi Esposito.