by Robert Borosage | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
The following was originally published at Politico Texas Gov. Rick Perry this week will try to revive his flagging presidential campaign by embracing an old conservative fancy — the flat tax, while calling for “scrapping the 3 million words of the current...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 11, 2012 | Blog
We have a lot of work to do in America: jobs to create, infrastructure to build, clean energy to generate, homeowners to save, teachers to hire and student debt to retire. And we can’t pay for it so long as we keep the Bush-era policy of absurdly low taxes for the 1%....
by Robert Borosage | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog
Conservatives like House Speaker John Boehner say the government can't raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires because they are "job creators." Instead, House Republicans are once more calling for trillions in more tax cuts for the richest Americans. That's a big...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 9, 2012 | Blog
Bernard Rapoport was an American original. When he passed away last week at age 94, we lost a great spirit. Born and bred in Texas, son of Jewish Russian immigrants, B always said that he learned about Marxism and hard work from his father and a love of learning from...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 5, 2012 | Blog
In The Washington Post, columnist Matt Miller gleefully notes the parallels between President Obama’s campaign and that of President Bill Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign. Then, Republican opponent Bob Dole was lashed to the radical then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich...
