Stories by Robert L. Borosage

Robert Borosage is co-director of the Campaign For America's Future, and he has written on political, economic, and national security issues for publications including The New York Times and The Nation.subscribe to Robert L. Borosage's rss feed

Shock Doctrine: How Conservatives and Corporate Elites Are Stoking Economic Hysteria to Force Catastrophic Cuts

Posted on Aug 8, 2011, Source: Blog for Our Future

Conservative and corporate elites are stoking the turmoil, and using fear to panic a public into accepting harsh measures that would be otherwise unacceptable.

Why Obama's 'Tax Deal' Does Major Damage to His Case That We Need to Invest in America

Posted on Dec 8, 2010, Source: Blog for Our Future

The White House is bolstering the conservative tax cut mantra as it tries to tell us that more money for the rich is what America needs now.

How Obama and the Dems Can Get Us Out of the Huge Economic Hole We're in

Posted on Jul 16, 2010, Source: Campaign for America's Future

There's a lot Obama can do to fix the economy: direct public hiring, local aid, invest in energy infrastructure and much more.

The Political Path for Progressives in the Face of Rabid Right-Wing Resistance

Posted on Jun 28, 2010, Source: Campaign for America's Future

From Sarah Palin to John Boehner to the operatives pulling Tea Party strings, conservatives seek to block every reform on the progressive agenda. We must fight back.

Will Americans Reject the Party of "Hell No?"

Posted on Mar 25, 2010, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Most Americans are only beginning to sense just how unified the Republican minority has been in obstruction. It's dubious that this is a winning political strategy.

Obama's First Year: It Ain't No Crystal Staircase

Posted on Nov 7, 2009, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Obama will increasingly have to choose -- whether to hold to his vision and raise the stakes, or compromise his vision to cut the deal.

Corporate Profits Muscle Out The Public Opition

Posted on Jun 17, 2009, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Senators are catering to the private insurance industry that has profited from the problem rather than helping to solve it.

Obama's Grade at 100 Days? What About Our Grade?

Posted on Apr 30, 2009, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Obama has demonstrated remarkable mastery of the powers of the presidency. Have we mastered the power of the citizenry to empower the president?

Geithner's Very Bad Bank Plan Socks Us for $1.5 Trillion and Won't Even Work

Posted on Feb 13, 2009, Source: Huffington Post

The plan won't admit where we are: the major banks in the US are insolvent. They aren't addled by a temporary fever. They are broke.

America in Free Fall

Posted on Nov 21, 2008, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Congress might adjourn without acting on the deepening economic crisis, leaving Obama to inherit the catastrophe.

Why Trust Paulson With Our Money?

Posted on Oct 22, 2008, Source: Campaign for America's Future

With $700 billion in taxpayers' money at stake, surely it would be wise to have an independent board that can hold Paulson accountable.

How Do We Seize the Obama Moment?

Posted on Aug 18, 2008, Source: The Nation

Obama will be the president we want him to be if we mobilize support on the progressive issues and ward off the influence of entrenched interests.

The Great Corporate Tax Heist

Posted on Aug 14, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

Want to learn how to make $50 million and not pay taxes? More than a quarter of large U.S. corporations do it every year.

Your Health Care May Decide the 2008 Election

Posted on Jul 25, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

McCain's health plan will only work for the young, healthy and lucky. This could be the the issue that costs him the election.

Obama Shows His Punch

Posted on Jun 11, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

Obama takes a clean, connecting swing at Bush and McCain's disastrous economic policies.

Bush's Last Budget May Be the Next Administration's Agenda

Posted on Feb 6, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

Since the GOP candidates all pledge allegiance to Bush's policies, it is worth taking a look at the implications.

Conservative Judges to Enron Retirees: Drop Dead

Posted on Jan 17, 2008, Source: TomPaine.com

Roe v. Wade is still standing. But consumers, workers, small investors, and the freedoms of Americans are taking it in the ear.

On Iraq: A Time To Lead

Posted on Sep 10, 2007, Source: Huffington Post

Americans are crying out for someone to do something.

Funding Bush's War: Are Dems Too Scared To Take on the President?

Posted on May 23, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com

Congress is poised to vote on a funding bill for Iraq that offers no change of course. Those who vote for it will be undermining the troops and enabling a rogue President.

Surprise: Democratic Presidential Candidates Have Far to Go to Meet Voters' Desires on the Environment

Posted on May 21, 2007, Source: The Nation

To catch up to where the voters are on energy policy, presidential candidates still have a big gap to close.

Why Conservatives Can't Govern

Posted on Mar 20, 2007, Source: TomPaine.com

Alberto Gonzales is the latest imperious conservative tripped up by his own ideological arrogance.

Time to Target Wal-Mart

Posted on Nov 15, 2005, Source: TomPaine.com

Wal-Mart's size, policies and politics have become major threats to America's well-being, and it's time to strike back.

Life Of The Party

Posted on Jan 17, 2005, Source: The Nation

The corporate wing of the Democratic Party is trying to reassert control, but progressives can — and must — continue to build the reform movement started in 2004.

Kansas Fooled, Again

Posted on Dec 13, 2004, Source: TomPaine.com

Immediately after the election, the Republican-led Congress convened in Washington, dropped their culture war, and passed a gigantic spending bill loaded with corporate pork.

A Post-Concession Reflection

Posted on Nov 3, 2004, Source: TomPaine.com

Bush's victory will produce a second-term president with a mandate for little beyond patriotic and pious posturing.

Kerry: Fill in the Blanks

Posted on May 11, 2004, Source: The Nation

John Kerry has been put on the defensive, answering Bush's assassins shot for shot. It's time for him to tell voters what things--big things--he is prepared to fight for and why.

Economics For Real People

Posted on Nov 17, 2003, Source: TomPaine.com

The CEO economy is perking up, but the kitchen table economy -- the things that parents worry about at night around the kitchen table -- is still in trouble.
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