by Richard Eskow | Dec 11, 2012 | Blog
Today 21,000 of us went to Los Angeles City Hall to deliver a petition to the Mayor's office. We didn't all go in person, but we were all there - on a petition. But the Mayor wasn't there, and nobody from his staff was available to meet with us either. That's too...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 11, 2012 | Blog
It's tempting to read these pieces by Matt Yglesias and Jonathan Chait and decide that, all things considered, liberals should at least consider raising the Medicare age to 67 as part of a budget compromise. They shouldn't. "This seems like a useful time for liberals...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 9, 2012 | Blog
The Republicans are demanding $600 billion in Medicare cuts over the next ten years. Their only concrete proposal is to deny Medicare coverage to Americans during what is now their first two years of eligibility, at ages 65 and 66. But their official offer isn't even...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
It's almost impossible to believe: With the private-sector economy struggling and politicians worried about government spending, the biggest proposal on the table is raising the Medicare age to 67. That would take far more out of household budgets than it would save...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 6, 2012 | Blog
They say "walk before you run," but for politicians like Jim DeMint it's the other way around. First you run, then you walk - walk out, that is, on your commitment to serve. But DeMint's performed one public service by abandoning his post: He's given us a glimpse of a...
