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Written early in 2010 and initially published in September 2010, <em>The Obama Syndrome</em> predicted the Obama administrationâs historic midterm defeat. But unlike myriad commentators who have since pinned responsibility for that Democratic Party collapse on the 'reform' presidentâs lack of firm resolve, Aliâs critique located the problem in Obamaâs notion of reform itself. Barack Obama campaigned for the presidency by promising to escalate the war in Afghanistan, and his economic team brought the architects of the financial crisis into the White House. Small wonder then that the 'War on Terror'-torture in Bagram, occupation in Iraq, appeasement in Israel, and escalation in Pakistan-continues. And that Wall Street and the countryâs biggest corporations have all profited at the expense of Americaâs working class and poor.<p>Now a thoroughly updated paperback continues the story through the midterms, including a trenchant analysis of the Tea Party, and Obamaâs decision to continue with his predecessorâs tax cuts for the rich. Ali asks whether-in the absence of a progressive upheaval from below-US politics is permanently mired in moderate Republicanism. Already calle

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Author

Tariq Ali [Ali, Tariq]

Publisher

Verso Books

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781844678280

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Fiction

Rating

3.59 / 5 (160 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14