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Informationen zum Autor Laura L. Finley is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Barry University, USA. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung "This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an ebook"--T.p. verso. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Leonard Pitts Acknowledgments Introduction Obama and the Promise of Change Luigi Esposito and Laura L. Finley Chapter 1 Progressivism and Economics: The Case of President Obama Steven L. Arxer, Matthew Babcock, and Walter Borges Chapter 2 Educating the "Education President" Jung Min Choi, Tashina J. Vavuris, and Mariko Ono Chapter 3 Negotiating Health: The Challenges of Progressive Healthcare Reform in the United States Lisa Konczal Chapter 4 Obama, Progressivism, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy: From War to Health and Rights Fernando M. Perez Chapter 5 "In the Land of the Blind": Evaluating Obama's Environmental Record Kent D. Shifferd Chapter 6 Rating the 44th President on Immigration Randall Amster and Margaret Groarke Chapter 7 Obama at War Nicolas J. S. Davies Chapter 8 Race and the Obama Presidency Victor Romano and Melanie Sberna Hinojosa Chapter 9 The First Female President? Assessing Obama's First-Term Work on Women's Issues Laura L. Finley Chapter 10 Waiting for Change: Obama and the LGBT Community P. Tom Semm and Christina Sanchez-Weston 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, and Hilary H. Cook Conclusion: Obama and the Future of Progressivism in the United States Laura L. Finley and Luigi Esposito About the Editors and Contributors Index ...
