by Robert Borosage | Oct 21, 2014 | Progressive Vision
America — proudly dubbed the “indispensable nation” by its national-security managers — is now the entangled nation enmeshed in conflicts across the globe. President Barack Obama, scorned by his Republican critics as an “isolationist” who wants to “withdraw...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 16, 2014 | Progressive Vision
[fve]http://youtu.be/iWk3LhWTyfM[/fve] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is a powerful, new populist voice in American politics. Last year, he swept to a stunning upset victory in New York’s mayoral race, issuing a populist indictment of the “tale of two cities,” one...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 14, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Ferguson; ISIS; Ebola; accelerating climate change; growing inequality; deepening poverty; an election likely to worsen, not reduce paralysis – pessimism of the intellect is easy these days; optimism of the will takes some work. Tonight at its annual Gala, the...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Today’s September jobs report provides a sober corrective to President Obama’s forceful speech on the economy yesterday. The president claims a “new foundation” for growth has been put in place. The jobs numbers report a continued recovery – 248,00 new jobs, with the...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
At the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative this week, former President Bill Clinton predicted corporations would soon care less about maximizing profits and more about employees and society. This would happen without significant government involvement...
