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Kabuki Democracy
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In this ';agenda-setting' polemic,journalist and historian Eric Altermanexplains what is really happening with theObama presidency. While Obama's manycompromises have disappointed liberals,Alterman argues that these concessionsare largely due to a political system that isrigged against progressive change. Thesestructural impediments to democracy havemade the keeping of Obama's campaignpromises all but impossible.Brilliantly blending incisive politicalanalysis with a clear agenda forchange, Kabuki Democracy cuts throughthe cliches of conservative propagandaand lazy mainstream media analysis todemonstrate that genuine ';change' willcome to America only when people careenough to challenge the system.
In this ';agenda-setting' polemic,journalist and historian Eric Altermanexplains what is really happening with theObama presidency. While Obama's manycompromises have disappointed liberals,Alterman argues that these concessionsare largely due to a political system that isrigged against progressive change. Thesestructural impediments to democracy havemade the keeping of Obama's campaignpromises all but impossible.Brilliantly blending incisive politicalanalysis with a clear agenda forchange, Kabuki Democracy cuts throughthe cliches of conservative propagandaand lazy mainstream media analysis todemonstrate that genuine ';change' willcome to America only when people careenough to challenge the system.