by Robert Borosage | Jun 21, 2012 | Blog, Economy
This was delivered as the opening address to the Take Back the American Dream Summit in Washington, D.C., on June 18. On behalf of the Campaign for America’s Future, I welcome you to this year’s Take Back the American Dream Summit. You are activists and leaders from...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 19, 2012 | Blog, Economy
It seems like just yesterday Mitt Romney released his 59-page "plan for jobs and economic growth." That's because it practically was just yesterday. Romney released "Believe in America: Mitt Romney's Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth," around the beginning of...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 18, 2012 | Blog, Economy
This morning Robert Borosage, Melissa Harris-Perry and Van Jones opened the Take Back the American Dream conference, speaking at a plenary titled "Winning in November So We Can Win in December and Beyond." The opening session was focused on the need to both win the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog, Economy
As progressive leaders from around the country prepare for next week's Take Back the American Dream conference, we're not waiting to start hitting Congress with our key demand: Bury austerity, put jobs first and resurrect the middle class. We're asking you to sign the...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 8, 2012 | Blog, Economy
I attended a blogger meeting with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to talk about Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition that has formed to help win the coming fight over the expiring Bush tax cuts. As you remember, two years ago the Republicans held unemployment...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 5, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America, Minimum Wage
It's almost a shame that Americans are paying very little attention to the GOP's "Pledge To America." But maybe that's because most of it has nothing to do with them. What is not mentioned in the document makes it clear that it doesn't speak to the urgent ...
