by Richard Eskow | Mar 22, 2012 | Blog
By now most people have heard some of the worst things about the Republican budget proposal - commonly called the "Ryan plan" and unironically described by the GOP as "the Path to Prosperity": That it decimates programs for middle class and lower-income Americans...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 20, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Whenever Washington politicians get together on something "bipartisan," there's a very good chance it's a lobbyist-driven initiative - one that will enrich the lobbyists'' patrons, generate campaign funds for pliant politicians, and stick it pretty much everyone else....
by Richard Eskow | Mar 18, 2012 | Blog
Question: What are the connecting threads between these two recent Mitt Romney news items - the announcement that he's not enrolling in Medicare, and the revelation that Bain Capital helped him make money helping the Chinese government spy on its people? Answer:...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 16, 2012 | Blog
This week people have been buzzing about Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith's high-profile resignation from Goldman and his description of the way that company's ethics and morals have declined over the last decade and more, especially under current CEO Lloyd...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 14, 2012 | Blog
These words are being written from the veranda of a small house in an African valley, in the hour just before dawn. In the past week I've met people from Pakistan, Great Britain, Iraq, Australia, New Zealand and several other countries, as well as South Africans from...
