by Richard Eskow | Dec 5, 2012 | Blog
Free speech is a beautiful thing. And it's amazing how free someone's speech becomes -- and how unavoidable -- when they're part of a tiny elite with billions of dollars at its disposal: Suddenly you can "speak" in all the major media outlets. You can "speak" on Fox...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 4, 2012 | Blog
The Republican Party has a message for the American people: Meet the new deal, same as the old deal. The GOP "counter-offer" to the President's fiscal-cliff proposal isn't really an offer at all: It's a rehash of the tired and extremist right-wing economic warfare...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 4, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Who are the real "job creators"? Contrary to conventional wisdom, the answer seems to be: People who have jobs - particularly those which pay well. Well-paid employees buy things, and that creates jobs for other people. And what creates those kinds of jobs? A...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 3, 2012 | Blog
"Fix the Debt" is allegedly an impromptu alliance of America's largest CEOs. But it' really the latest manifestation of a perenially right-wing, pro-billionaire, pro-corporate lobby - one created years ago by hedge fund manager and former Nixon Cabinet member Pete...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 2, 2012 | Blog
Right-wingers are in an uproar over the White House's budget offer, which John Boehner says left him "flabbergasted." Outraged pundits like Joe Scarborough, Charles Krauthammer, and Newt Gingrich are saying that Republicans should "walk away" from negotiations....
