by Robert Borosage | Jun 9, 2011 | Blog
It really is very simple. Will the President name the best leader -- Elizabeth Warren -- to head the Consumer Finanical Protection Bureau? Nominate her. Challenge the Senate Republican threat to filibuster her (or any) nomination. And if a minority blocks her...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
This is a classic "small d" democratic moment. The economy is in deep trouble -- immediate and long term. Washington is oblivious, compromised by moneyed interests, knotted by ideological divides. It will take an angry and aroused citizens' movement to...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog
Over the last two weeks, progressives have sparked a massive grassroots groundswell for Elizabeth Warren's appointment to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and rein in reckless bankers. And how did the Senate Republicans respond? By using parliamentary...
by Robert Borosage | May 27, 2011 | Blog
Democrats have their strut back. The Republican assault on Medicare handed Democrats a club to pummel them with — as demonstrated by Democrat Kathy Hochul’s remarkable special election victory Tuesday in New York’s 26th congressional district, a longtime GOP...
by Robert Borosage | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform, Making it in America
Less than a week after launching his presidential campaign, Newt Gingrich's candidacy has already been declared "done" and "over" by conservative pundit Charles Krauthammer. Gingrich's mouth—always faster than his brain—has been gorging on his...
