by Richard Eskow | Nov 1, 2011 | Blog
Make no mistake about it: The struggle between Wall Street and "the 99 percent" is a culture war. It's a war over our values, our beliefs, and rights. That's why Occupy Wall Street has been so wise not to proclaim specific policy demands. The movement is trying to...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 30, 2011 | Blog
What do they call the night before Halloween? Oh, yeah. Hell night. That makes tonight just right for grabbing a fistful of mashmallows and candy corn before sitting down to read this article. It'll make your blood run cold, and afterwards you'll probably agree: It's...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 30, 2011 | Blog
A Huffington Post commenter responding to my recent piece on the Washington Post's recent Social Security article by saying that I "claimed 'inaccuracies, falsehoods, and downright lies' but delivered problems of tone, and emphasis." Then, and without irony, the...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 28, 2011 | Blog
Bad economics makes strange bedfellows. Thanks to our nation's misguided obsession with budget cuts, disabled children and the stock market face a common threat: an undemocratically-selected "Super Committee" which was formed during a national jobs emergency in order...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 28, 2011 | Blog
If you've ever questioned whether the so-called "Super Committee" represents a breakdown in the democratic process, yesterday's proposal from the group's Democratic members should put your doubts to rest. The system's seriously broken when unelected super-legislators...
