EchoGéo (Feb 2009)
L’investiture du 44e président des Etats-Unis :Le National Mall, le village global et le Green New Deal
Abstract
This third article mainly based on the images of the inauguration ceremony (January 20th), on the president Obama’s discourse and on a few comments made by the media, describes the feeling of happiness and prideness as expressed by the American people on the National Mall in spite of the seriousness of the financial and economic crises (besides two wars). It also illustrates the choice of a president willing to take some distance with the former administration while taking the exemple of climate change. As a conclusion, it questions the expression of a Green New Deal used by some media, given the lack of concern for the notion of footprint and a reflexive thought on the American Way of Life.
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