Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama

by Eric Alterman

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568586590
• ISBN13: 9781568586595
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Bold Type Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher