by Richard Eskow | May 22, 2017 | Blog
In public, leading Democrats blame outside forces like Russia and former FBI Director James Comey for their losses in 2016. But privately, many acknowledge the party needs a new direction. The Democrats' massive losses at state and congressional levels cannot...
by Richard Eskow | May 17, 2017 | Blog
A trove of documents exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that the right-wing Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation wants to build a right-wing “infrastructure” across the country to promote its extreme agenda. Unfortunately, the Foundation’s desire to...
by Richard Eskow | May 16, 2017 | Blog
Many Americans are rightfully outraged at the firing of FBI Director James Comey, just as they were shocked at Comey’s ability to influence political events. But what can we do about it? A political movement should do more than just react to the day’s events...
by Richard Eskow | May 14, 2017 | Blog
The firing of James Comey as Director of the FBI gives the nation more evidence of Donald Trump’s lack of fitness for the presidency. Whatever you thought of Comey, his removal showed the nation that Trump is impulsive, vindictive, and given to abuses of power....
by Richard Eskow | May 5, 2017 | Blog
Ten. That’s how many people will die every year so Republicans can give a tax break to each of the 400 richest people in America, under the new “health” bill just passed by the House of Representatives. All in all, hundreds of thousands could die over the next ten...