Mirrored from the channel: www.youtube.com and published with permission of DN. "DemocracyNow.org - An explosive new book that draws a searing portrait of the Obama administration's failings, and early management of the economic crisis, has been met with sharp objections from officials within and outside of the White House. Democracy Now! speaks with veteran journalist Ron Suskind, author of "Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President." He writes that US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner ignored an order from President Obama to consider dissolving the debt-ridden banking giant Citigroup as part of a reconstruction of major banks in March 2009. Suskind argues that Citigroup was one of several incidents where President Obama's authority was "systematically undermined or hedged by his seasoned advisers." In the book based on interviews with more than 200 people, including former and current members of the Obama administration, as well as the president himself, Suskind also says the White House is a hostile workplace for women. Watch Part 1 of 2: youtu.be For the complete transcript, to download the podcast, or for additional Democracy Now! reports on the the US financial crisis, visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org