Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama

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In this agenda-setting polemic, journalist and historian Eric Alterman explains what is really happening with the Obama presidency. While Obamas 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 Obamas campaign promises all but impossible. Brilliantly blending incisive political analysis with a clear agenda for change, Kabuki Democracy cuts through the clichs of conservative propaganda and lazy mainstream media analysis to demonstrate that genuine change will come to America only when people care enough to challenge the system.

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Eric Alterman is a CUNY Distinguished Professor of English and Journalism, a media columnist for the Nation, a Senior Fellow at the centre for American Progress, and the author of seven books, including the national best-sellers What Liberal Media and The Book on Bush. He lives in New York City.