The center did not hold : a Biden/Obama balance sheet / Robert Eisenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisenberg, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Progressivism (United States politics).

United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : OR Books, [2021]

Summary:

With 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. The Center Did Not Hold 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. While 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. Among 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.

Contents:

Front Cover

Back Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I-DEMOCRACY

Transparency

Binney, Drake, Loomis, Wiebe

Kiriakou

Associated Press

Surveillance

Snowden

Risen

Vacations

Clinton Endorsement

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Japan

Democracy Rankings

Expense Accounts

Democratic Party

Freedom of the Press

Speeches

Real Estate

Sanders Endorsement

PART II-ENVIRONMENT

Cap and Trade

Arctic

Oceans

Nuclear Energy

Flint

Air Pollution

Flood Standards

Bees

Monarch Butterflies

Dakota Access Pipeline

Greenhouse Gas

PART III-FINANCE &amp

ECONOMY

Bankers

Rubin

AIG

Bankruptcy Law

Solyndra and Other Grants to Cronies

Geithner

Foreclosuregate

HSBC

Campaign Finance

Revolving Door

SEC Chairmen

National Debt

Economic Growth

Corporate Profits

Forbes 400

Corporate Cash Abroad

PART IV-FOREIGN POLICY

Drones

Arms

Haiti

Honduras

Blackwater

Libya

Iraq

Israel and Palestine

Bahrain

Egypt

Syria

Cuba

Afghanistan

North Korea

China

Special Ops

Yemen

Iran Deal

Burma

Bomber

Nuclear Arms Modernization

F-35

Gitmo

Armenian Genocide

Two Terms, Two Wars

PART V-JUSTICE

Gun Control

Police Militarization

Military Tribunals

TSA

Whistleblowers

Torture

Assassination of U.S. Citizens

NDAA and Habeas Corpus

Deportation

War on Drugs

Solitary Confinement

White-Collar Crime

Supreme Court Nominee Rejected

Clinton Email Scandal

Kissinger

Asset Forfeiture

Clinton Foundation

Clemency

Dreamers

PART VI-SOCIAL POLICY

Test Scores

Tax Code Simplification

Obamacare

Tax Cuts Retained

Medical Marijuana

Social Security.

Militarization of Federal Agencies

Drug Overdose Crisis

GMOs

Unions

Manufacturing Jobs

Racial Wealth Disparity

Suicides

Race Relations

Income Inequality

Wealth Inequality

Infrastructure

Mortgage Fee Reduction

Minimum Wage

Quality of Life

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68219-253-9