A consequential president the legacy of Barack Obama
"Barack Obama was once an unlikely candidate, but his successful campaign for the White House made him a worldwide sensation and a transformative figure even before he was inaugurated. Elected as the Iraq War and the Great Recession had discouraged millions of Americans, Obama made a promise of...
| Main Author: | D'Antonio, Michael (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Ending the Great Recession : it was the economy, stupid
- Auto industry rescue : "the doomsayers were wrong"
- Health care reform : saving Spike Dolomite
- Energy : sun, wind, and market forces
- Environment : saving the planet
- Foreign policy : Obama's world
- Education : racing to the top
- Financial reform : boring is better
- Equality : expectations, limits, progress
- Unfinished business (and failures)
- Postscript: the benefits of cool
- Addendum: Antagonism and false alarms.