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The Obama Syndrome
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Friday Sep 17, 2010 (6:30–8:30pm)
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Directions: Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 to Madison & 70th; M101, M102 to Lexington & 70th; M30 to Park & 72nd; M66 to Park & 68th OR Subway: #6 to 68th St.
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$15
“Is the Obama administration taking us in the wrong direction? Joel Whitney, Editor in Chief of Guernica Magazine, goes head-to-head with Tariq Ali, in an attempt to find out. Active in the New Left in the 60s—his activist roots date back to his days at Oxford, Tariq Ali has long been a critic of US foreign policy. He has engaged in debates against the Vietnam war with Henry Kissinger, was a friend to Malcolm X and John Lennon and allegedly inspired the Rolling Stones song "Street Fighting Man." He has criticized George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq and has, unsurprisingly, some things to say about the Obama administration and whether things have changed or things have remained the same. Come out for what promises to be a vigorous and thought-provoking discussion by some of our most luminous literary and political figures.”
Rozalia Jovanovic, Flavorpill
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Can’t make it to this program? Tune in to the free live video webcast on AsiaSociety.org. Live from 6:30 to 8pm.
What has really changed since Bush left the White House? Very little, argues Tariq Ali, apart from the mood music. The hopes aroused during Obama's election campaign have rapidly receded. Ali delivers a withering series of charges: at home, a Wall Street bailout and thwarted hopes for healthcare and financial reform; abroad, the “war on terror” continues, and more troops to Afghanistan and more drone attacks in Pakistan than under Bush. The Pakistani British author and historian of the Left suggests that Obama’s inability to shift the political terrain even a few inches in a reformist direction will pave the way for a Republican surge and triumph in the not-too-distant future.
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