by Richard Eskow | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog, Economy
It was a dream come true for the austerity crowd when Great Britain's conservative/"centrist" coalition government took power in 2010. And for commentators like Slate's Anne Appelbaum it was that kind of dream. Her celebratory column reflected the orgiastic glee with...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 23, 2012 | Blog
Nowadays we outsource our madness to the movies. The violence enacted there channels our irrational rages and tantalizes us with our own dark fantasies until they're finally fulfilled in a climax of third-act satisfaction. Some say that Jesus died for our sins; action...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 22, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Economic issues make some people's eyes glaze over, so we'll put this plainly: Today's minimum wage is epic in its injustice and Dickensian in its cruelty. It's a shame that Dickens himself isn't here to write about it. Oh, and we almost forgot: Keeping it this low...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 18, 2012 | Blog
David Brooks says Obama's attacks on Romney's business record are "about capitalism." That's like saying an arrest for vehicular homicide is "about driving." Our economic "roads" are jammed with destructive drivers like Romney. They're menacing motorists with their...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 17, 2012 | Blog
The Jeff Daniels character from The Newsroom would know what to ask the operators of an allegedly "grass roots" group called "No Labels": "Why won't you publish your list of donors?" "What's wrong with having legislators debate the issues publicly? Isn't that how...
