by Richard Eskow | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog
The other day we spoke to RT Television about our search for the #OccupyWallStreet demonstrations in a lower Manhattan that almost felt as if it were under military siege. That led to a conversation about the protests -- what they're protesting, the importance...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 27, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The Republicans have opened another front in their neverending war against regulations, those tools that help government protect us from greedy corporations. Leading the charge once again is Sen. Richard Shelby, the willing servant of Wall Street who weakened the...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 26, 2011 | Blog, Economy
I walked around lower Manhattan for a long time last Friday looking for the #OccupyWallStreet protests. It was an experiment: Had Mayor Bloomberg and the forces of "security" hidden the demonstrators so effectively that they couldn't be found, even if you went there...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 22, 2011 | Blog
This is it. This is the opportunity that Barack Obama has been waiting for. He finally has the chance to push for policies that are popular with Republicans and independents as well as with Democrats. This is his "post-partisan" moment. But there's a catch: These...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 20, 2011 | Blog
"Class warfare!" Whenever you heard those words, it's a pretty sure bet whoever's saying them is the one who's really conducting class warfare. And that you're the target. The Fast and the Spurious The Republican responses to President Obama's moderate plan for jobs...
