by Richard Eskow | Oct 24, 2017 | Blog
No political ideology in modern American history has failed as consistently, or for as long, as the Wall Street-friendly political brand known as "Democratic centrism." It's true that individual politicians have succeeded under this umbrella, through art and luck, but...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 20, 2017 | Blog
Economically, culturally, strategically, and morally, Donald Trump's obsessive efforts to ban Muslim immigrants and refugees from the United States have impoverished us all. His most recent attempt proves it. Premeditated Hate On Tuesday, a federal judge in Hawaii...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog
Somebody ought to write a self-help book for Republican politicians called, “How to Profit from the Coming Trump Apocalypse.” Although, come to think of it, they're doing pretty well with that already. The newspapers have been filled with stories of Trump’s tense...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog
Two opposing forces are fighting to reshape Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Wall Street, which has been plundering the island for years, is trying to tighten its grip on the island. Meanwhile, organized labor is working to rebuild the island - and to...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 6, 2017 | Blog
Astronomers tell us the stars we see in the night sky died many millennia ago. Their light has spent eons crossing the emptiness of space. To us, they still seem to glitter and shine, but were extinguished long ago. Last week, the Washington Post ran an op-ed about...
