by Richard Eskow | Jun 28, 2010 | Blog
I was on Hannah-Beth Jackson's radio show this Saturday discussing two topics: Social Security and the "AmericaSpeaks" events, and the financial reform bill. Here's Part I of the discussion, on Social Security. I'll get the financial reform piece up...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 28, 2010 | Blog
I'm a big Dylan Ratigan fan, and I'm glad we have his voice on the airwaves. That's why it was unexpected to find myself presented as the voice of accommodation in contrast to his angrier tone, when The Huffington Post placed his post on the financial reform bill back...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 25, 2010 | Blog
The organizers of AmericaSpeaks, tomorrow's "town hall meeting"/media event designed to focus attention on budget-cutting, have issued a document called "Myths & Facts About AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy." A number of excellent pieces have already been...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 25, 2010 | Blog
The House and Senate have reached a deal and we have a financial reform deal. That means we will see significant improvements over the status quo as it existed yesterday. It also means we still haven't addressed the gravest risks to the economy. Most of all it means...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 24, 2010 | Blog
This pretty much says it all: General Petraeus is returning to Afghanistan at the President's request to lead the war effort there, but his wife Holly's struggle to defend our troops against the predatory lending practices of car dealers has been lost. Holly will...
