He was our man in Wasahington : a history of the Obama years

He was our man in Wasahington A history of the Obama years

Owen Symes

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Subjects
Obama, Barack.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
Published
[Place of publiation not identified] : Zero Books 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Owen Symes (author)
Physical Description
385 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781789043310
  • Introduction
  • The Obama Legacy
  • A Note on Method and Ideology
  • Chapter 1. The Forever War
  • 1.1. The War for the Greater Middle East Begins
  • 1.2. Global War on Terror
  • 1.3. War on Terror: Interminable
  • 1.3.1. Guantanamo and Torture
  • 1.3.2. Afghanistan
  • 1.3.3. Drone Warfare in AfPak and Beyond
  • 1.3.4. The Islamic State
  • 1.3.5. AFRICOM
  • 1.3.6. The War at Home
  • 1.3.7. What is Stability?
  • Chapter 2. Economy in Crisis
  • 2.1. Intro to American Economics
  • 2.1.1. Three Economic Theories
  • 2.1.2. Prior Crises in the American Economy
  • 2.2. The Crisis of 2007
  • 2.3. Response and Recession
  • 2.3.1. Restoring Confidence
  • 2.3.2. Stimulating the Economy
  • 2.4. Reforming the System
  • 2.5. Economic Recovery
  • 2.6. Popular Reaction and Resistance
  • 2.6.1. On the Left: Occupy Wall Street
  • 2.6.2. On the Right: the Tea Party
  • Chapter 3. Healthcare Reform
  • 3.1. A Brief History of Healthcare in the United States
  • 3.2. Health and Reform in the Obama Years
  • 3.2.1. Is US Healthcare Broken?
  • 3.2.2. The Affordable Care Act
  • 3.2.3. The Politics and Consequences of Reform
  • 3.2.4. Beyond Profit
  • Chapter 4. On the Margins
  • 4.1. African Americans
  • 4.1.1. Our Profitable Institution
  • 4.1.2. Emancipation
  • 4.1.3. The Great Migration
  • 4.1.4. Civil Rights vs. Law and Order
  • 4.1.5. The Obama Presidency
  • 4.1.5.1. Black Americans and the Great Recession
  • 4.1.5.2. Black Americans and the Affordable Care Act
  • 4.1.5.3. Increasingly Visible Police Violence
  • 4.1.5.4. Race and Obama's Opponents
  • 4.2. Gay Rights
  • 4.2.1. The Twentieth Century
  • 4.2.2. The Obama Years
  • 4.3. Transpeople and Their Emergence into the Mainstream
  • 4.3.1. Preliminary Considerations
  • 4.3.2. A Brief Survey of Trans American History
  • 4.3.3. Transpeople in the Obama Years
  • 4.4. The Limits of Political Reform
  • Chapter 5. The Anthropocene Age
  • 5.1. Brief History of a Theory
  • 5.1.1. First Steps
  • 5.1.2. Debate and Consensus
  • 5.1.3. The Scientific Consensus
  • 5.1.4. How Is Humanity Responsible?
  • 5.2. The Politics of Climate Change
  • 5.2.1. Initial Political Responses
  • 5.2.2. The Obama Administration and Climate Change
  • Chapter 6. Indigenous Resistance and the Intersectionality of American History
  • 6.1. A Violent Development
  • 6.1.1. Capitalism and Empire
  • 6.1.2. Extractivism
  • 6.2. Indigenous Reaction and Resistance to Empire
  • 6.2.1. Indigenous Resistance in American History
  • 6.2.2. Blockadia
  • 6.2.2.1. The Keystone XL Pipeline
  • 6.2.2.2. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography of Major Works

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