by Robert Borosage | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published at The Nation In the wake of Donald Trump’s unimaginable
victory, the traditional rituals were observed. Hillary Clinton gave a graceful concession speech; President Obama and Trump called for Americans to come together....
by Robert Borosage | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published in The Nation “Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business. Complicated. Thank you very much” – Donald Trump’s opening remarks in his victory speech Complicated? Americans just elected to the presidency a candidate who the...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published in The Nation As the presidential campaign hobbles through its last dispiriting days, the central concerns of voters are getting lost amid the screech of scandal, real and invented. This election isn’t about Clinton’s “damned...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 3, 2016 | Blog
While Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown stump across the country for Hillary Clinton, they are also spearheading progressive efforts to influence key appointments in a future Clinton administration. Following Warren’s dicta that...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog
The following was originally published in The Nation The “Blob”—the epithet Obama speechwriter Ben Rhodes used to scorn Washington’s inbred, vainglorious, bipartisan foreign-policy elite—is striking back. In a series of foreign policy reports designed to influence the...
