Chapter Overview

Chapter 1: All Americans share a fundamental set of values reflecting the founding fathers’ intent.
Chapter 2: America is currently suffering from a lack of empathy.
Chapter 3: Politics are strongly influenced by money, interest groups and the media.
Chapter 4: The challenges of the globalized economy are mainly shouldered by ordinary workers.
Chapter 5: America needs a social security system and tax code which ensure risks and benefits are spread equally in society.
Chapter 6: Faith plays a key role in America’s diverse society, helping Americans overcome some of their most pressing problems.
Chapter 7: True equality can be reached through nondiscriminatory laws, scholarships and more emphasis on social justice.
Chapter 8: The problems of poor inner-city neighborhoods can be solved through education and equal opportunities.
Chapter 9: Because the structure of the family-unit has changed, America needs better school programs and more support for parents.
Chapter 10: A vibrant free market needs governmental regulation to ensure the same opportunities for everyone.
Chapter 11: To become more competitive, America must invest in education, science and technology.
Chapter 12: America should invest in alternative energy sources and higher fuel efficiency standards to become energy-independent.
Chapter 13: America’s 21st century foreign policy must focus on the current global battle of ideas and rely more on multilateral action.

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The Audacity of Hope is based on a keynote speech Barack Obama delivered at the 2004 Democratic Convention, which launched him into the spotlight of the nation. It contains many of the subjects of Obama’s 2008 campaign for the presidency.

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Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th president of the United States. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree and working as a civil rights attorney. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago, served in the Illinois Senate and later represented Illinois in the US Senate. 2008 he became the first African American president and was re-elected in 2012.

In 2009 he was awarded the Nobel peace prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

The Audacity of Hope

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Chapter Overview

Chapter 1: All Americans share a fundamental set of values reflecting the founding fathers’ intent.

Chapter 2: America is currently suffering from a lack of empathy.

Chapter 3: Politics are strongly influenced by money, interest groups and the media.

Chapter 4: The challenges of the globalized economy are mainly shouldered by ordinary workers.

Chapter 5: America needs a social security system and tax code which ensure risks and benefits are spread equally in society.

Chapter 6: Faith plays a key role in America’s diverse society, helping Americans overcome some of their most pressing problems.

Chapter 7: True equality can be reached through nondiscriminatory laws, scholarships and more emphasis on social justice.

Chapter 8: The problems of poor inner-city neighborhoods can be solved through education and equal opportunities.

Chapter 9: Because the structure of the family-unit has changed, America needs better school programs and more support for parents.

Chapter 10: A vibrant free market needs governmental regulation to ensure the same opportunities for everyone.

Chapter 11: To become more competitive, America must invest in education, science and technology.

Chapter 12: America should invest in alternative energy sources and higher fuel efficiency standards to become energy-independent.

Chapter 13: America’s 21st century foreign policy must focus on the current global battle of ideas and rely more on multilateral action.

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