The Mendacity of Hope: Barack Obama and the Betrayal of American Liberalism

By Roger D. Hodge

Book Overview

" The Mendacity of Hope should help wake up all those Obama-voters who've been napping while the wars escalate, the recession deepens, and the environment goes straight to hell." --Barbara Ehrenreich From the former editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine comes a bold manifesto exposing President Obama's failure to enact progressive reform at home and abroad. National Magazine Award finalist Roger Hodge makes a hard-hitting case against Obama's failure to deliver on the promises of his campaign. The first book-length critique of the Obama's presidency from a prominent member of the left, The Mendacity of Hope will strike a chord with anyone stirred by the words of Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, and Frank Rich. It's the book that every frustrated progressive in America has been waiting to read.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006201126X
• ISBN13: 9780062011268
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"