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Americans find themselves in genuine confusion and dismay concerning the actions of President Obamas administration. None of Obamas most important campaign promises--ending the Iraq war, abolishing torture, closing Guantanamo, changing Washingtons culture of corruption--has come to pass. Instead, he has bailed out the bankers, escalated the conflict in Afghanistan, launched a new war in Libya, and institutionalized the civil rights abuses of the Bush regime.

Roger D. Hodge makes the provocative case that substantive reform was never even on the table. Behind the euphoria of Obamas victory was in fact a business-as-usual corporate machine. Obamas presidency has demonstrated that mere hope is never enough, that change will come only when the American people take charge of their own politics. A brilliantly crafted call to arms, The Mendacity of Hope offers an essential analysis of the American political system and the powerful interests that control our government.