by Robert Borosage | Oct 1, 2012 | Blog, Economy, The Sequester
Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke announced a dramatic new commitment of the Fed to keep long term interest rates low in the hope of boosting employment and economic growth. In doing so, Bernanke issued a wake up call to the Congress and to both...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 20, 2012 | Blog
The young men and women who serve in our military return from fighting in the longest wars in American history to the worst jobs market in generations. They suffer higher unemployment rates than the general population: More than one in 10 is officially counted as...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
The old dawg can still hunt. At the top of his game, gaining energy from the crowd, Bill Clinton, the “old country boy from Arkansas” tore it up last night in Charlotte. Political junkies, pundits of all stripes, and Democratic activists were agog, watching the...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
As Democrats gather in Charlotte, N.C., one fundamental challenge remains in President Obama’s reelection campaign. He must use the convention to provide a compelling answer to the basic question on voters’ minds: What does he plan to do to get the economy going and...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog
Mitt Romney laid out his case to the American people last night. The speech was long, bloated with the sleep inducing poll tested patriotic treacle and banal pieties that have become inescapable on these occasions. Mitt Romney campaigns in prose, with a mind given to...
