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Washington, DC -- Robert Borosage of the Campaign for America’s Future argues that Democrats should “call the bluff of the extortionists.” He said, “The President has put out a plan that already compromises more than desirable. If Republicans can't accept it, just say no….if there is no deal, the structural change that occurs is the end of the Bush tax cuts. more »

Washington, DC – Pundits calling this election a status quo election are overlooking one of the most dramatic aspects of the 2012 campaign. For years corporate-backed Republicans have waged class war against the middle-class and poor, while Democrats largely ceded the battlefield. This year, key Democrats fought back and won. more »

Washington, DC – 350 prominent economists issued a statement on Wednesday warning that “the fragile recovery is threatened by obsessive concern with cutting deficits that has infected both parties.” The economists from universities and research groups across the U.S. and the world reminded politicians that the U.S. more »

Washington, DC --Warning that the U.S. economy in the post-election period is still “marked by mass unemployment, rising poverty, and declining wages.” 350 prominent economists will issue a statement on Wednesday, Nov 14 warning, “the fragile recovery is threatened by obsessive concern with cutting deficits that has infected both parties.” more »

Washington, DC – Statement by Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future on President Obama's fiscal showdown speech today: more »

Washington, DC – A new post-election poll just released by the Democracy Corps and the Campaign for America’s Future finds a big gulf between the voters who just elected Barack Obama and the Washington and Wall Street elites, who are pushing immediate budget austerity, tax cuts for the wealthy, and a “grand bargain” on the budget. more »

Washington, DC -- “The 2012 election is the first election in what is likely to be an era of growing class warfare,” said Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future. “Middle class populism triumphed. more »

Washington, DC – Commenting on this morning’s Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report, Robert more »

Washington, DC -- No one knows Mitt Romney like the people of Massachusetts. There is a reason he's down 20 points in his home state. The Campaign for America’s Future created a new website called Mass Knows Mitt (massknowsmitt.com) to give Massachusetts residents a chance to tell the rest of us what it was like to have Mitt Romney as governor. more »

Washington, DC – Responding to reports that Sen. George McGovern is near death, Campaign for America’s Future’s co-director Robert Borosage made the following statement:

“I am saddened to hear that progressive champion Sen. George McGovern is reported to be at the end of his days. He has lived a life nearly as large as his heart. more »