by Richard Eskow | Feb 24, 2011 | Blog
We discussed the implications of the Madison movement in an interview on "Russia Today" television yesterday. The interviewer started out by asking me about the President's political position before we got into the media's failure to provide the public with a broader...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 24, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Sometimes it's worth looking at current events through the eyes of a historian chronicling the end of an age, or those of a district attorney in a time of corruption. Come to think of it, the two perspectives aren't all that different. However you look at it, calling...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 22, 2011 | Blog
Some condescending politicians and pundits never miss an opportunity to talk down to the American people, especially when it comes to budgets. The members of Washington's political "center" encounter one another at social events, often in pleasant halls where the...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 17, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Somebody said that regulators need real power in order to be tough and effective. He said a strong, independent consumer protection agency is needed to help prevent the next financial crisis. And that we should help the millions of "responsible" homeowners hurt by the...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 16, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Thanks to the generous support of billionaires and self-interested corporations, think tanks have seeded our political discourse with a lot of mistaken ideas about government spending and deficits. For too many journalists, consultants, and policy makers, these ideas...
