by Richard Eskow | Dec 6, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
I don't hate Jamie Dimon. He's smart and hard-working, and undoubtedly wants to believe that his work contributes to society. But his bank continues to harm millions of Americans, and his political activism is helping an entire industry pilfer and endanger the...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 6, 2010 | Blog
I appeared on the Rick Smith Show this weekend to talk about the Deficit Commission report (it's technically not an official report, but it's being treated like one anyway), and what its recommendations would mean to a lot of people in this country. Rick, who's based...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 4, 2010 | Blog
The Presidential Deficit Commission has issued its report -- sort of -- and the president has a problem. Like Dr. Frankenstein in the Mary Shelley novel, he built a creature from discarded parts and it took on a life of its own. And like its fictional counterpart,...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 2, 2010 | Blog
Tomorrow the Deficit Commission votes on its draft proposal. That proposal will not "pass," according to the charter that created the Commission. But if it gets enough yes votes, it's likely to trigger a chain of events that will cost the President and his party...
