Grading the 44th president : a report card on Barack Obama's first term as a progressive leader /
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.
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Praeger,
[2012]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Obama and the Promise of Change / Luigi Esposito and Laura L. Finley
- Progressivism and Economics : The Case of President Obama / Steven L. Arxer, Matthew Babcock, and Walter Borges
- Educating the "Education President" / Jung Min Choi, Tashina J. Vavuris, and Mariko Ono
- Negotiating Health : The Challenges of Progressive Healthcare Reform in the U.S. / Lisa Konczal
- Obama, Progressivism, Harm Reduction, and Drug Policy : From War to Health and Rights / Fernando Perez
- In The Land Of The Blind : Evaluating Obama's Environmental Record / Kent D. Shifferd
- Rating the 44th President on Immigration / Randall Amster and Margaret Groarke
- Obama at War / Nicolas J.S. Davies
- Race and the Obama Presidency / Victor Romano and Melanie Sberna Hinojosa
- The First Female President? Assessing Obama's First-term Work on Women's Issues / Laura L. Finley
- Waiting for Change : Obama and the LGBT Community / P. Tom Semm and Christina Sanchez-Weston
- 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 Cook
- Conclusion: Obama and the Future of Progressivism in the US / Laura L. Finley and Luigi Esposito.