by Richard Eskow | Feb 24, 2010 | Blog
Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post waxed lyrical today about the compromise deal on financial regulations proposed Sens. Dodd and Corker, calling it a "creative bipartisan proposal." It's certainly "bipartisan," and it may even be "creative." What it isn't is...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 23, 2010 | Blog
Before we get to the specifics, here's what you need to know about the credit card companies: They're out to shaft you. They'll shaft you every chance they get. They'll shaft you six ways from Sunday. They'll shaft you with bells on, while whistling the "Hallelujah...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 22, 2010 | Blog
The White House has just released "The President's Proposal" on health reform. It must be considered in context, and the context is this: The House and Senate have each passed a bill and they're deadlocked on the differences between them. The President is outlining...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 22, 2010 | Blog
Since the nation's capital is enamored of bipartisanship in all its forms, it's surprising that today's letter from five former Treasury Secretaries - both Democratic and Republican - isn't front page news. The secretaries strongly endorsed the so-called "Volcker...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 18, 2010 | Blog
It's been a fascinating anthropological exercise to watch the health excise tax concept (the so-called "Cadillac tax") keep its popularity among Democratic and liberals, even as one study after another discredits the assumptions behind it. It's the Democratic...
