false 4315825 1 Barack Obama approaches the Presidency at a critical moment in American history, facing simultaneous crises of war, the environment, health care, but most especially in the economy. If he is able to rise to the moment, he could join the ranks of a small handful of previous presidents who have been truly transformative, succeeding in fundamentally changing our economy, society, and democracy for the better.</p>But this will require imaginative and decisive action as Obama takes office, action bolder than he has promised during his campaign, and will be all the more difficult given the undertow of conventional wisdom in Washington and on Wall Street that resists fundamental change. Decades of regressive politics and political gridlock have left America in its most precarious situation since the onset of the Great Depression. The collapse of the housing bubble continues, as does the financial meltdown it triggered; a revival of 1970s style stagflation threatens; incomes continue to lag behind inflation; our household and international debts pile higher; disastrous climate change looms; energy and food prices continue their escalation; and the ranks of un- and under-insured Americans grow, the clearest, and most heartless, example of America’s destructive inequalities.</p>Solutions to our multiple challenges do exist, but they won’t be found in overly cautious or expedient quick fixes. With his exceptional skill at appealing to our better angels, Barack Obama could be the right leader at the right time to re-awaken America to the renewed promise of shared prosperity coupled with responsibility towards future generations and the international community with whom we share the Earth. Invoking America’s greatest leaders, Robert Kuttner explains how Obama must be a transformative president—or a failed one. 4363613 25 8 2008 Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency total:39|5:10|4:11|3:15|2:3|1:0| 39 145 107 22 5 1 false false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 09:25:32 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 16:10:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 true false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 16:27:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 16:27:25 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:16:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 12:41:45 -0700 2009
The premise was pretty inspiring. I don't know whether this is a new concept or not, but I liked the idea that appealing to all (well, Kuttner says "both") parties doesn't have to entail compromis...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:18:47 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:22:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 28 14:08:15 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 05:10:44 -0700 2009
Anyone who continues to berate Obama as being too liberal needs to read this book, as ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 21:38:09 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 21:45:23 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 07:24:28 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 07:27:06 -0700 2009 Here's the good news/bad news dilemna about our new office:
It's a quick metro ride away - just three short stops.
BUT.. it's a crowded line and there's just not often room or time to read.

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hopes that Obama will be such a president.

A very worthwhile book. He doesn't just deal with Obama bu...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jan 16 13:20:28 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:16:42 -0800 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/...

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