by Robert Borosage | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton – the two presumptuous if not yet presumptive leaders for their party’s presidential nomination – won big on Tuesday. Trump swept all five states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island) by double digits....
by Robert Borosage | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Hillary Clinton’s heated defense of the money she has raised from Wall Street and other interests won’t cut it. Her protests contradict the basic case that virtually all Democrats and reformers have made for getting big money out of politics. It is vital that voters...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
There’s no place like home. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won big last night in their home state of New York. Trump won 60.5 percent of the vote and 88 delegates, with John Kasich a distant second and New Yorkers giving Ted Cruz a good taste of their values – and a...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Tax Reform
Tax day. In the District of Columbia, the main post office stays open until midnight. Taxpayers who waited until the last moment line up to get a receipt showing they filed on time. America’s civic ritual. But not everyone participates. America’s major corporations –...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog
Last night’s CNN Democratic presidential debate in Brooklyn was both contentious and clarifying. It was contentious because the each candidate has had it with the other. Clinton is aggravated that Sanders has been surging and irritated that he keeps pointing out that...
