by Richard Eskow | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog
Cross-posted from the Center for Media and Democracy’s PRWatch. House Speaker Paul Ryan has a reputation for policy wonkishness, which he doesn't deserve. He also has a reputation for raising boatloads of cash, which he does deserve. Care to guess which one's driving...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog
Putin’s an oligarch. So is Trump. Putin runs a kleptocracy. So does Trump. Both Donald Trump and Rex Tillerson have done business in Russia. So why is money the one aspect of the Russia scandal people seem to talk about the least? Perhaps because it’s the one area the...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 22, 2017 | Blog
[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpk30f6Dzk[/fve] From online harrassment to digital strikebreaking, tech is different in the age of Trump. More precisely, the public policy concerns raised by powerful tech companies are heightened by the administration's actions...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog
—This post has been updated with news of Mulvaney's confirmation.— The Senate has confirmed Donald Trump’s pick for White House Budget Director, Rep. Mick Mulvaney, in a 51-49 vote. Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican, joined with every Democrat in the chamber...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 13, 2017 | Blog
There are plenty of signs that Steve Mnuchin is not a good guy, even by the lax standards of today’s banking industry. OneWest, a bank he established with partners and ran from 2009 to 2015, mounted a record of ruthless foreclosures (in one case over a 27-cent error)....
