Less then 18 months ago, Barack Obama was elected on a wave of “hope” and “change.” British journalist Gary Younge tells the story of the other side of the Obama phenomenon; the story of those who say that the Obama presidency is nothing but bad news.
Gary Younge travels to rural Kentucky and Arkansas to speak frankly with people who feel they have been marginalised by the Obama revolution. What do they not like about him and what could Obama do, if anything, to win them over?
Gary Younge continues his journey through rural Arkansas and Kentucky, talking to anti-tax protesters, fundamentalist Christians and libertarians, country club members and local dignitaries to find out how they view the last year under Barack Obama and what their hopes and fears are for the coming year.
This program originally aired February, 2010.
THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world.