{"product_id":"the-center-did-not-hold-a-biden-obama-balance-sheet-9781682193075","title":"The Center Did Not Hold: A Biden\/Obama Balance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Joe Biden stepping back into the national scene, the time is ripe for a close assessment of the administration in which he served as vice-president.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Center Did Not Hold\u003c\/em\u003e weighs the progressive—and not so progressive—contributions of the Obama-Biden White House across more than a hundred issues involving international relations, domestic cultural and economic matters, and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile Obama and Biden campaigned in the early 2000s on a host of progressive promises, Eisenberg’s meticulous accounting shows that, over eight years, they failed to achieve any substantial, lasting change to that end, instead perpetuating a tradition of cautious centrism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong the disappointments, the former president and vice-president reneged on environmental promises, pandered to lobbyists, prosecuted a record number of whistle-blowers, and failed to implement the simplest of financial reforms in response to the 2008 crisis. Under Biden’s trademark “counterterrorism plus” strategy, they oversaw tens of thousands of civilian deaths in Afghanistan, and escalated violence in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Part-primer, part-primal scream... In relentless detail… Eisenberg accuses Obama and [Biden] of having left ‘a lingering bad taste in the mouths of many progressives.’”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—reviewed in the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Cogent… [A] reality check.”\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e—reviewed in OpEdNews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I—DEMOCRACY 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTransparency 3\u003cbr\u003eBinney, Drake, Loomis, Wiebe 5\u003cbr\u003eKiriakou 7\u003cbr\u003eAssociated Press 8\u003cbr\u003eSurveillance 9\u003cbr\u003eSnowden 11\u003cbr\u003eRisen 13\u003cbr\u003eVacations 16\u003cbr\u003eClinton Endorsement 18\u003cbr\u003eTrans-Pacific Partnership 19\u003cbr\u003eJapan 23\u003cbr\u003eDemocracy Rankings 25\u003cbr\u003eExpense Accounts 26\u003cbr\u003eDemocratic Party 27\u003cbr\u003eFreedom of the Press 29\u003cbr\u003eSpeeches 30\u003cbr\u003eReal Estate 32\u003cbr\u003eSanders Endorsement 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II—ENVIRONMENT 35\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCap and Trade 37\u003cbr\u003eArctic 38\u003cbr\u003eOceans 39\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Energy 40\u003cbr\u003eFlint 41\u003cbr\u003eAir Pollution 43\u003cbr\u003eFlood Standards 46\u003cbr\u003eBees 47\u003cbr\u003eMonarch Butterflies 49\u003cbr\u003eDakota Access Pipeline 51\u003cbr\u003eGreenhouse Gas 52\u003cbr\u003ePART III—FINANCE \u0026amp; ECONOMY 53\u003cbr\u003eBankers 55\u003cbr\u003eRubin 57\u003cbr\u003eAIG 59\u003cbr\u003eBankruptcy Law 62\u003cbr\u003eSolyndra and Other Grants to Cronies 65\u003cbr\u003eGeithner 68\u003cbr\u003eForeclosuregate 69\u003cbr\u003eHSBC 71\u003cbr\u003eCampaign Finance 73\u003cbr\u003eRevolving Door 75\u003cbr\u003eSEC Chairmen 79\u003cbr\u003eNational Debt 81\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Growth 82\u003cbr\u003eCorporate Profits 83\u003cbr\u003eForbes 400 84\u003cbr\u003eCorporate Cash Abroad 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV—FOREIGN POLICY 87\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrones 89\u003cbr\u003eArms 91\u003cbr\u003eHaiti 92\u003cbr\u003eHonduras 96\u003cbr\u003eBlackwater 98\u003cbr\u003eLibya 100\u003cbr\u003eIraq 102\u003cbr\u003eIsrael and Palestine 105\u003cbr\u003eBahrain 107\u003cbr\u003eEgypt 109\u003cbr\u003eSyria 111\u003cbr\u003eCuba 113\u003cbr\u003eAfghanistan 114\u003cbr\u003eNorth Korea 117\u003cbr\u003eChina 119\u003cbr\u003eSpecial Ops 121\u003cbr\u003eYemen 124\u003cbr\u003eIran Deal 126\u003cbr\u003eBurma 128\u003cbr\u003eBomber 129\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Arms Modernization 130\u003cbr\u003eF-35 132\u003cbr\u003eGitmo 134\u003cbr\u003eArmenian Genocide 136\u003cbr\u003eTwo Terms, Two Wars 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART V—JUSTICE 139\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGun Control 141\u003cbr\u003ePolice Militarization 143\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Tribunals 146\u003cbr\u003eTSA 149\u003cbr\u003eWhistleblowers 152\u003cbr\u003eTorture 155\u003cbr\u003eAssassination of U.S. Citizens 158\u003cbr\u003eNDAA and Habeas Corpus 160\u003cbr\u003eDeportation 163\u003cbr\u003eWar on Drugs 165\u003cbr\u003eSolitary Confinement 168\u003cbr\u003eWhite-Collar Crime 171\u003cbr\u003eSupreme Court Nominee Rejected 173\u003cbr\u003eClinton Email Scandal 175\u003cbr\u003eKissinger 177\u003cbr\u003eAsset Forfeiture 179\u003cbr\u003eClinton Foundation 182\u003cbr\u003eClemency 183\u003cbr\u003eDreamers 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART VI—SOCIAL POLICY 189\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTest Scores 191\u003cbr\u003eTax Code Simplification 193\u003cbr\u003eObamacare 195\u003cbr\u003eTax Cuts Retained 198\u003cbr\u003eMedical Marijuana 200\u003cbr\u003eSocial Security 202\u003cbr\u003eMilitarization of Federal Agencies 205\u003cbr\u003eDrug Overdose Crisis 207\u003cbr\u003eGMOs 209\u003cbr\u003eUnions 211\u003cbr\u003eManufacturing Jobs 213\u003cbr\u003eRacial Wealth Disparity 214\u003cbr\u003eSuicides 215\u003cbr\u003eRace Relations 216\u003cbr\u003eIncome Inequality 218\u003cbr\u003eWealth Inequality 220\u003cbr\u003eInfrastructure 221\u003cbr\u003eMortgage Fee Reduction 222\u003cbr\u003eMinimum Wage 223\u003cbr\u003eQuality of Life 224\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author 225\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359994839383,"sku":"9781682193075","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781682193075.jpg?v=1754126345","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-center-did-not-hold-a-biden-obama-balance-sheet-9781682193075","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}