by Robert Borosage | Jul 8, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The June jobs report – a cheery 287,000 new jobs, with unemployment ticking up to 4.9 percent – is cause for both relief and concern. The relief is that jobs creation picked up after the slowdown of April (revised upward to 144,000) and May (revised downward to...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Texas populist Jim Hightower will present the Democratic Party platform committee with a Bernie Sanders-sponsored amendment to the draft platform when it meets in Orlando this Friday and Saturday. It will read: It is the policy of the Democratic Party that the...
by Robert Borosage | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Who will Hillary Clinton choose as her running mate? She enjoyed the biggest crowds of her campaign when she appeared with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, setting progressive hearts aflutter. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, the insiders’ favorite, has begun...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday departed from the running exchange of insults with Donald Trump to present her strategy to create an economy “that works for everyone, not just those at the top.” Clinton presented herself as a...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 15, 2016 | Blog
The last Democratic primary – the District of Columbia – took place on Tuesday. Bernie Sanders met with Hillary Clinton that night. He announced he would address his supporters online on Thursday. The chattering class is abuzz with speculation on what Bernie will do....
