Eric Alterman

Kabuki Democracy

The System vs. Barack Obama

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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 Democracy cuts through the clich's of conservative propaganda and lazy mainstream media analysis to demonstrate that genuine change will com… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-56858-665-6
EAN: 9781568586656
Produktnummer: 22910992
Verlag: PublicAffairs
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 266 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Sonstiges: Ab 13 - 99 J.

Über den Autor

Eric Alterman is a distinguished professor of English at CUNY Brooklyn College and holds a PhD in history from Stanford University. A columnist for the Nation, he is the author of ten previous titles, including the New York Times bestseller What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News. He lives in New York.