Kabuki Democracy
The System vs. Barack Obama
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Practical Politics
| Author: | Eric Alterman | ISBN: | 9781568586656 |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs | Publication: | January 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Bold Type Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eric Alterman |
| ISBN: | 9781568586656 |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs |
| Publication: | January 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Bold Type Books |
| Language: | English |
In this “agenda-setting” polemic, 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 clichés 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.
In this “agenda-setting” polemic, 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 clichés 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.
