by Robert Borosage | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog
Donald Trump’s inaugural address stunned Washington elites. The New York Times, Washington Post and others commented on its unbridled populism, its accusatory tone. The Post’s antiquated conservative, George Will, scorned it as “the most dreadful inaugural address...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog
The following was originally published in The Nation David Brock is the darling of Democratic Party millionaires and billionaires. Donald Trump’s inauguration has sparked rallies in defense of Medicare and Medicaid, women’s marches across the country, protests...
by Robert Borosage | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, The Trump Swamp
Donald Trump is a masterful con man, and his presidency will be a bait-and-switch of epic proportions. He will, on one hand, appeal to the populist temper of the time—as he did this week with his “thank you tour”—and with stunts, as he did with the Carrier deal or his...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 28, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published at TheNation.com House Democrats will caucus this week to decide who will lead them in the coming term as they gird for the assault coming from Trump and the Republican congressional majorities. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, head of the...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog
How do Democrats respond to the coming of Donald Trump? The tens of thousands in the streets across the country provide one answer: no business as usual. Trump’s first appointments – a retired general as national security advisor whom Colin Powell privately terms...