by Robert Borosage | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The setting was electric: The Four Freedoms Memorial on Roosevelt Island in New York City, with the city shimmering in the background. The sky was clear; the sun bright. The crowd was young, diverse and well-mannered. “A place,” as Hillary Clinton said, “with...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Push has come to shove on the fast-track trade bill. The vote is slated for Friday. The unholy alliance of Republican leaders, multinational corporate lobbies and the White House – does not yet have the votes in hand. So the fever of deal making, rule inventing,...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The economy gained 280,000 jobs in May, with the official unemployment rate unchanged at 5.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The private sector now has added more than 12 million jobs over 63 straight months of job growth, the longest streak on...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog, Financial Reform
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday released a blistering 13-page letter to Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White, calling out her “extremely disappointing” leadership of what should be the chief cop on the financial beat, accusing her of "broken...
by Robert Borosage | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
In the run-up to 2016 presidential race, press attention is sensibly focused on the money primary – the candidates strutting their stuff before deep-pocket donors who will decide which candidates get a real shot to compete with the already established leaders, Jeb...
