by Richard Eskow | May 4, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
We let him define us for a decade, and now he's gone. After a very American party, the crowds have gone home. Here's one of the more printable Twitter quotes from an online news item entitled "Pornstars Respond to Bin Laden's Death": "Bin Laden is dead. @dirtjunior666...
by Richard Eskow | May 3, 2011 | Blog
As more details of Bin Laden's life "in hiding" take shape, we may find ourselves with more questions than answers. A quick round of Internet research reveals that he lived in a beautiful climate, in a town along a well-traveled tourist route, near some military sites...
by Richard Eskow | May 2, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Before President Obama announced Bin Laden's death the big topic in Washington was the deficit. Pundits and politicians alike eagerly anticipated a possible "bi-partisan" budget-cutting deal forged by "selfless" Republicans and Democrats. Deficits will be the hot...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 30, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
The President's plane touched down at Tuscaloosa Regional Airport at 10 am this morning, local time. That's Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. These are the moments that bring us together as a nation, and as people. Just like 9/11 did, before people used it to divide us. I...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 28, 2011 | Blog
Ben Bernanke's voice has been known to put humans into a trance even under the best of circumstances, and I was under the influence of a fever and some cold medications. Still, other observers reported a similar reaction to my own. The Fed Chair's press conference...
