Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama

In this agenda-setting essay, journalist and historian Eric Alterman explains what is really happening with the Obama presidency. While Obama's 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 Obama's campaign promises all but impossible.

Brilliantly blending incisive political analysis with a clear agenda for change, Kabuki Democracy cuts through the clich's 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.

Author: Eric Alterman

Publisher: Bold Type Books

Publication Date: Jan 11, 2011

Number of Pages: 224 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1568586590

ISBN-13: 9781568586595