by Robert Borosage | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog
In his first 70 days in office, President Donald Trump is shedding his most popular populist economic promises with the ease of a confidence man. The “chaos candidate,” as Jeb Bush dubbed him, presented himself as a populist champion who would clean out Washington. As...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog
Roger Wilkins has left us, just after his 85th birthday. A great champion of social justice, proud father and good friend, he will be missed. Born into an educated middle class family, Roger was raised with high expectations. His father, business manager of the Kansas...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 24, 2017 | Blog
When FBI Director James Comey informed the House Intelligence Committee of the ongoing FBI investigation of the Trump campaign’s connections with Russia, Democrats reacted like hounds provided the scent of a rabbit. Off the pack went, baying at the sun, eager to run...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog
Few entities have been more discombobulated by our madcap president than the bipartisan foreign policy establishment, which former Obama foreign-policy adviser Ben Rhodes once dubbed “the blob.” Donald Trump assaulted the blob with his “America First” posture and his...
by Robert Borosage | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog
February, the first full month of the Trump presidency, witnessed solid jobs growth of 235,000 with the headline unemployment rate little changed, at 4.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Services monthly report. Trump has already tweeted to claim credit for...
