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Campaign/Institute for Americas Future

Roger D. Hickey and Robert L. Borosage founded the Campaign for Americas Future, a 5014, and the
Institute for Americas Future, its 5013 think-tank counterpart, in the 1990s. They remain co-directors
on both bodies today.
Campaign for Americas Future:
One of the Campaigns current board member is Van Jones.

(https://ourfuture.org/about-us/campaign/campaign-for-americas-future-board-of-directors)

Staff listing, consisting mostly of writers: https://ourfuture.org/about-us/campaign/who-we-are


Most recent 990:

(http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/521/521861766/521861766_201412_990O.pdf?_ga=1.151506747.362696285.1453241053)

Institute for Americas Future:


The Institutes Board includes Hollywood liberals Warren Beatty and Marcy Carsey, AFL-CIO president
John Sweeney, The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, and members of the Streisand Foundation and
Wallace Global Fund.

(https://ourfuture.org/institute)

Most recent 990:

(http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/521/521971942/521971942_201412_990.pdf?_ga=1.176703911.362696285.1453241053)

Tax Liens:
In January 2009, the Campaign received a $36,958 tax lien from the state of California, which wasnt
released until 16 months later.

(Lexis-Nexis)

The Institute apparently did not pay unemployment tax in DC for 9 quarters, covering the first quarter
of 2007 through the first quarter of 2009. By summer 2011, the total bill was over $20,000, resulting in a
tax lien that wasnt released until September 2014.

(Lexis-Nexis)

Search results:

Original lien:

Lien release:

(Washington, DC Recorder Online Database)

Personal Court Cases:


Robert Borosage
Robert Borosage had an unknown criminal misdemeanor charge in DC in 1985. The 2008 civil suit was
brought against all the residents of a building, so is probably nothing of note. However, in the period of
2007-2009, there are dozens upon dozens of mechanics liens (and releases) for Borosage in the DC
Recorders office, only some of what are represented below.
Case Search results:

(Online DC Case Database)

Sample of Mechanics Liens:

Roger Hickey
Like Borosage, Hickey had a brief misdemeanor criminal charge against him 1985, with no details given.

(Online DC Case Database)

In 2008, Hickey was briefly sued over non-payment of rent. Lexis-Nexis includes this case in his file, but
absent a middle initial, it does not seem possible to prove this was the same Roger Hickey without a
review of actual documents.

(Online DC Case Database)

Other Related Non-Profit Organizations:


The Brenn Foundation exists to carry out the purposes of the Institute and the National Security Archive
Fund. Little is known about these organizations, for now.

(http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/521/521490106/521490106_201212_990.pdf)

Roger Hickey Press:


Hickey seems to back Bernie Sanders single-payer health care plan. Some liberal activists said Sanders' plan,
like other federal programs such as Social Security, would deliver a better value for low and middle income taxpayers. "If
you had a universal health care plan people wouldn't have to pay premiums. They would gain far more than they would
shell out in taxes," said Roger Hickey, a co-director of the Campaign for America's Future. "Social Security wouldn't have
existed if FDR had said, 'I'm not going to raise anyone's taxes.'" (AP, January 18, 2016)

Over the past few years, Hickey has made comments mildly critical of Hillary Clinton or implying she
needs to move to the Left. His twitter feed likewise includes mild needling of Clinton and a pro-Sanders
tilt.
Clinton's record on economic issues also concerns the progressive populists. 'There's a general uncertainty of where she
stands on key economic issues,' Roger Hickey, co-chairman of the left-wing advocacy group Campaign for America's
Future, told the Journal. 'A lot of people would prefer to have someone who is a real populist crusader, who is clear about
what she would do.' (The Spectator, April 18, 2015)
The progressives are well aware this could be a dangerous game. They dont want to stagger Clinton so much that she
appears indecisive or beholden to one wing of the party. Nor do they want to feed Republicans useful material. There has
to be loyal opposition without opposing her, said Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for Americas Future, a
liberal advocacy group. (McClatchy, December 31, 2014)
"I believe Sen. Warren when she says she's not running, but things certainly could change," said Roger Hickey, co-founder
of the Campaign for America's Future, which Warren addressed in May. "If Hillary Clinton campaigns in a rightward
direction on foreign policy or on economic issues or if Secretary Clinton decides not to run or stumbles badly, then there
would be enormous support for Warren getting into the campaign." (AP, October 23, 2014)
Roger Hickey, co-director of the liberal Campaign for America's Future, said Hillary Clinton's private meetings don't
bother him but he still would like to know what she was saying to the titans of Wall Street. "Obviously I would like to
know what she's saying to those groups, and it does raise questions that she has to clarify about what she believes about
the power of big money, and the politics and the regulation of Wall Street," he said (Washington Examiner, September 15,
2014)
But progressive activists looking for a champion in the 2016 Democratic primary appear less forgiving than the president.
"I thought the Democratic party was fairly unified on foreign policy these days. But when she goes insulting Obama for
his foreign policy weaknesses, suddenly people realize there needs to be a debate about foreign policy as well," said
Roger Hickey, founder of the Campaign for America's Future, a liberal organization. (Washington Times, August 15,
2014)
Roger Hickey, founder of the liberal Campaign for America's Future, said "we hope she's a different person" now. "That's
the question," he continued. "Is Hillary going to run and govern if she's elected on the basis of that administration that she
was a part of, or has she changed in anyway?" (Washington Post, May 30, 2014)

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