by Robert Borosage | Aug 27, 2015 | Conservatism
In the dog days of August, the news channels have turned themselves into the Trump show. Bernie Sanders rouses the biggest crowds in obscurity while Trump floods the air waves. Commentators still dismiss Trump as a summertime fling, a bad boy escape before voters...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog
Donald Trump is rocking. Polls show him consolidating his lead over Republican presidential rivals and closing in hypothetical run-offs with Hillary Clinton. He crows about crowds bigger and more raucous than his rivals can draw. He dominates the news in the...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog
America lost a giant this weekend when Julian Bond left us at 75. And CAF lost a friend, a founder, a mentor and a guide. Julian lived a large life, devoted to making America better. And we all are beneficiaries of his work and his wisdom. He came to his calling...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
"It's over. Not one word about economic inequality, climate change, Citizens United or student debt,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted as the two-hour-long Republican presidential debate wrapped up Thursday night. "That’s why the Rs are so out of touch.” The...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
Donald Trump commandeered the stage in last night’s Republican presidential debate. Planted in the middle by his lead in the polls, framed by his signature orange bird’s-nest hair, he presented a bloated, looming, ominous visage, a surly Gulliver surrounded by...
