Empire's New Clothes: Barack Obama in the Real World of Power

by Paul Street

Book Overview

As Obama nears the middle of his first-term as president Paul Street assesses his performance against the expectations of his supporters. While mainstream journalists have noted discrepancies between Obama's original vision and reality, Paul Street uniquely measures Obama's record against the expectations of the truly progressive agenda many of his supporters expected him to follow. Taken together, the list of Obama's weakened policies is startling:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594518459
• ISBN13: 9781594518454
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"