Empire's New Clothes

Barack Obama in the Real World of Power

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Empire's New Clothes by Paul Street, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paul Street ISBN: 9781317260547
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 3, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Paul Street
ISBN: 9781317260547
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 3, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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: his business-friendly measures with the economy, the lack of support for the growing mass of unemployed and poor, the dilution of his health reform agenda, the passage of a record-setting Pentagon budget, and escalation of US military violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Street's account reveals these and many other indications of how deeply beholden Obama is to existing dominant domestic and global hierarchies and doctrines.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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: his business-friendly measures with the economy, the lack of support for the growing mass of unemployed and poor, the dilution of his health reform agenda, the passage of a record-setting Pentagon budget, and escalation of US military violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Street's account reveals these and many other indications of how deeply beholden Obama is to existing dominant domestic and global hierarchies and doctrines.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Urban Dynamics in Black Africa by Paul Street
Cover of the book Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships by Paul Street
Cover of the book Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability by Paul Street
Cover of the book Branding the Nation, the Place, the Product by Paul Street
Cover of the book Machiavelli in the British Isles by Paul Street
Cover of the book Federal Reserve Behavior, 1923-1931 by Paul Street
Cover of the book Intelligence, Race, And Genetics by Paul Street
Cover of the book Religion and Legal Pluralism by Paul Street
Cover of the book Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict by Paul Street
Cover of the book The Philosophy of Music by Paul Street
Cover of the book SOE in France by Paul Street
Cover of the book Exploring Social Geography (Routledge Revivals) by Paul Street
Cover of the book Resegregation as Curriculum by Paul Street
Cover of the book Systemic Couple Therapy and Depression by Paul Street
Cover of the book It's About Learning (and It's About Time) by Paul Street
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy