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Brown won’t debate Warren unless Kennedy’s widow stays silent
Incumbent Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R) has tentatively agreed to debate his challenger, Harvard professor and former nominee to head the Consumer Protection Bureau, Democrat Elizabeth Warren, but only if certain conditions are met, according to the Boston Globe‘s Boston.com blog. Arguably, the most notable of these terms is that…
Warren: Americans ‘understand the game is rigged’
Speaking to MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Wednesday evening, Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) said that in her time on the campaign trail, she’s realized that most Americans “understand the game is rigged,” and that “they’re ready for somebody to get out there and talk to them about it.”…
Warren: ‘No, Mitt, corporations are not people. Learn the difference.’
In her keynote address on Friday to the Netroots Nation 2012 conference in Providence, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Senate Elizabeth Warren enlarged upon her themes of economic fairness and took aim not just at the Republican she’s running against, Senator Scott Brown (R-MA), but the Republican candidate for…
WATCH LIVE: Netroots Nation ‘War on Women’ panel with Mass. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren
Netroots Nation has snagged one of 2012′s highest-profile candidates, Elizabeth Warren, who is running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts against Sen. Scott Brown (R). Warren also spearheded efforts to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The panel, called “2012 and the War on (and for) Women” and moderated by the…
Elizabeth Warren: I’m ‘not scared’ and I’m ready for this fight
On Saturday morning, Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Senate Elizabeth Warren addressed a breakfast meeting of labor leaders in Boston. The Harvard professor acknowledged that the Brown campaign has shown that they are willing to get “nasty,” but said that she is ready to fight for the Democratic Party and for…
Gov. Patrick endorses Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts Senate race
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday endorsed consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren for the U.S. Senate, saying Democrats were lucky to have candidates like her. “Elizabeth Warren is my friend and I believe should be the next United States Senator from Massachusetts,” he said at Warren’s campaign headquarters. “I want to…
Warren calls for JPMorgan CEO to resign from NY Fed
Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) is calling for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to resign from his position at the New York Federal Reserve Bank to acknowledge that he was in a position of trust after his company revealed that it had recently lost $2 billion as a result of…
Documents show Warren did not rely on ‘minority status’ to advance
Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) did not rely upon affirmative action to get teaching work at universities around the country, documents obtained by several media outlets revealed on Thursday. In separate reports, The Associated Press and The Boston Globe both noted that Warren did not claim minority status at the…
Warren: Richest U.S. companies ‘spending more on lobbying’ than taxes
Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) appeared on The Daily Show Tuesday evening, to discuss the economic challenges facing America’s middle class. The Harvard professor told host Jon Stewart of how the country’s politicians are surrounded by “an army of lobbyists” and “an army of lawyers” preventing them from helping…
Elizabeth Warren sends message of hope to gay teens
In a video published to her website, U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren urges gay teens to not give up hope even in the face of relentless bullying. Although the Harvard professor doesn’t actually use the word “gay,” her message is part of the “It Gets Better” campaign, meant to encourage…
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