The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
About this book
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.
Subjects
- african american legislators
- afro-amerikaner
- américains
- american dream
- american national characteristics
- barack
- biographies
- biography
- economic conditions
- economic history
- états-unis
- états-unis. congress. senate
- ethnische beziehungen
- filosofi
- ideal
- ideals (philosophy)
- idéaux (philosophie)
- large type books
- legislators
- legislators, united states
- national characteristics, american
- new york times reviewed
- obama, barack, 1961-
- parlementaires
- parlementaires noirs américains
- philosophie
- philosophy
- political and social views
- politics and government
- politieke kwesties
- politik
- politiker
- politik och förvaltning
- politique et gouvernement
- politisches denken
- politisk verksamhet
- presidents
- senator
- social conditions
- umschulungswerkstätten für siedler und auswanderer
- united states
- united states congress
- united states. congress. senate
- united states, congress, senate, biography
- united states, politics and government, 2001-2009
- united states senate
- wert
- wertorientierung
- zheng zhi ren wu
- zi zhuan