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S'està carregant… Hopeless : Barack Obama and the politics of illusion (2012)de Jeffrey St. Clair, Joshua Frank
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. A book of collected papers about the Obama presidency. This book details the many ways in which he has been a center-right to right president, with policies that mirror those of his predecessors, and in some cases, take Bush's policies to a new high (or is that a new low?). These papers begin during the campaign, which could serve as a good corrective for those who believe that the problems with the Obama presidency began after his inaguration. There have been issues that some have seen since early on, and they are laid out here in brutal black and white. One of the contributors put it well when he indicated that the main difference between Bush and Obama is that Bush was more straightforward about what he was going to do. The idea of many supporters that Obama simply couldn't have been expected to accomplish that much in so short a time is put to the test here, and found wanting, with all the things he did manage to do (most of them not good). The weaknesses of the book are mostly in what isn't covered: there is very little about the environment, which is a shame, because that is one of the places where he has done considerable damage; other than a chapter on how disappointing he's been on climate change, there is very little. And there are a few things that might have been able to be improved by the eagle-eye of a good editor, such as the comment by one contributor that, if it weren't for the howls that would rise from the religious right, the free marketeers would have privatized churches. This should elicit a great big "huh?" Churches are already privatized. In the United States, churches are not consitutionally allowed to be anything else, and since the founding of the country, there has never been a state church (even if it feels like it at times with all the praying and other silliness that goes on in public meetings). In addition, it's difficult for me to buy the premise that attacks on evolution and attempts to bring religion into public life have been reduced in Obama's administration; perhaps there is just less coverage, but in fact, these things appear to be in a frenzy of activity these days. Also some places where statistics are misused or misunderstood. Overall, a decent look at the first Obama administration. ( ) Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The Barack Obama revolution was over before it started, guttered by the politician's overweening desire to prove himself to the grandees of the establishment. From there on, other promises proved ever easier to break. Here's the book that dares to not let Obama off the hook. It's all here: the compromises, the backstabbing, the same old imperial ambitions. Covering all major 'Obummer' categories since he took office, this fast-paced collection will delight the critical and offer food for thought for those contemplating the 2012 electoral circus - and beyond. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)973.932History and Geography North America United States 1901- Bush Administration And Beyond Barack ObamaLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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