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Kabuki democracy: the system vs. Barack Obama

By Obama , Barack , Barack; Alterman , Eric; Obama

Book information

Publisher
Bold Type Books; Nation Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9781568586595, 1568586590
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
978 kB (1001940 bytes)
Pages
215 pages; 21 cm\225
Time added
2020-11-29 04:22:15
Politics;Nonfiction

Description

In this agenda-setting essay, journalist and historian Eric Alterman explains what is really happening with the Obama presidency. While Obama's many compromises have disappointed liberals, Alterman argues that these concessions are largely due to a political system that is rigged against progressive change. These structural impediments to democracy have made the keeping of Obama's campaign promises all but impossible. Brilliantly blending incisive political analysis with a clear agenda for change,Kabuki Democracycuts through the clich's of conservative propaganda and lazy mainstream media analysis to demonstrate that genuine "change" will come to America only when people care enough to challenge the system.

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