The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream

The Resource The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
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The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
Title remainder
thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
Statement of responsibility
Barack Obama
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the power of the media--that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats--from terrorism to pandemic--that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a broken political process, and restore to working order a government dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans.--From publisher description
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 973/.04960730092
  • B
Index
index present
LC call number
E901.1.O23
LC item number
A3 2006
Literary form
non fiction
PerformerNote
Read by the author
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