Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader
How has Barack Obama done in his first term as a "progressive president," especially in relation to his campaign assertions? This book analyzes the performance of Obama and his administration in promoting progressive causes in a wide range of policy areas, including the economy, education, immigration, healthcare reform, criminal justice, and foreign affairs.

Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader is written in clear language that is free of jargon and from a leftist perspective, offering a comprehensive analysis and critique of Obama's performance as a progressive president during his first term. The authors provide in-depth analyses with respect to Obama's handling of specific issues, including the economy, education, healthcare, criminal justice policy, the environment, immigration, Iraq and Afghanistan, race relations, gender issues, and gay/lesbian issues, covering topics in detail that general biographies of Obama and examinations of his political career miss. This book presents clear, accessible information for general readers, and contains in-depth discussion of topics useful to high school, college, and university students of sociology, government, political science, philosophy, and history.

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Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader
How has Barack Obama done in his first term as a "progressive president," especially in relation to his campaign assertions? This book analyzes the performance of Obama and his administration in promoting progressive causes in a wide range of policy areas, including the economy, education, immigration, healthcare reform, criminal justice, and foreign affairs.

Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader is written in clear language that is free of jargon and from a leftist perspective, offering a comprehensive analysis and critique of Obama's performance as a progressive president during his first term. The authors provide in-depth analyses with respect to Obama's handling of specific issues, including the economy, education, healthcare, criminal justice policy, the environment, immigration, Iraq and Afghanistan, race relations, gender issues, and gay/lesbian issues, covering topics in detail that general biographies of Obama and examinations of his political career miss. This book presents clear, accessible information for general readers, and contains in-depth discussion of topics useful to high school, college, and university students of sociology, government, political science, philosophy, and history.

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Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader

Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader

Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader

Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader

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How has Barack Obama done in his first term as a "progressive president," especially in relation to his campaign assertions? This book analyzes the performance of Obama and his administration in promoting progressive causes in a wide range of policy areas, including the economy, education, immigration, healthcare reform, criminal justice, and foreign affairs.

Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader is written in clear language that is free of jargon and from a leftist perspective, offering a comprehensive analysis and critique of Obama's performance as a progressive president during his first term. The authors provide in-depth analyses with respect to Obama's handling of specific issues, including the economy, education, healthcare, criminal justice policy, the environment, immigration, Iraq and Afghanistan, race relations, gender issues, and gay/lesbian issues, covering topics in detail that general biographies of Obama and examinations of his political career miss. This book presents clear, accessible information for general readers, and contains in-depth discussion of topics useful to high school, college, and university students of sociology, government, political science, philosophy, and history.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313398438
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 04/13/2012
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Luigi Esposito, PhD, is associate professor of sociology and criminology at Barry University, Miami Shores, FL.

Laura L. Finley, PhD, is assistant professor of sociology and criminology at Barry University, Miami Shores, FL.

Table of Contents

Foreword Leonard Pitts ix

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction Obama and the Promise of Change Luigi Esposito Laura L. Finley 1

Chapter 1 Progressivism and Economics: The Case of President Obama Steven L. Arxer Matthew Babcock Walter Borges 21

Chapter 2 Educating the "Education President" Jung Min Choi Tashina J. Vavuris Mariko Ono 41

Chapter 3 Negotiating Health: The Challenges of Progressive Healthcare Reform in the United States Lisa Konczal 59

Chapter 4 Obama, Progressivism, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy: From War to Health and Rights Fernando M. Perez 79

Chapter 5 "In the Land of the Blind": Evaluating Obama's Environmental Record Kent D. Shifferd 99

Chapter 6 Rating the 44th President on Immigration Randall Amster Margaret Groarke 119

Chapter 7 Obama at War Nicolas J. S. Davies 143

Chapter 8 Race and the Obama Presidency Victor Romano Melanie Sberna Hinojosa 163

Chapter 9 The First Female President? Assessing Obama's First-Term Work on Women's Issues Laura L. Finley 183

Chapter 10 Waiting for Change: Obama and the LGBT Community P. Tom Semm Christina Sanchez-Weston 203

Chapter 11 Being Progressive on National Security: The Rolling Back of Bush Administration Policies and Keeping America Safe Christian A. I. Schlaerth Aaron Puhrmann Katelyn Rozenbroek Hilary H. Cook 221

Conclusion: Obama and the Future of Progressivism in the United States Laura L. Finley Luigi Esposito 241

About the Editors and Contributors 255

Index 261

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