by Richard Eskow | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog
We don’t know each other. But today, on the occasion of Donald Trump’s inauguration, there were some things I wanted to say to you as one American to another. (I'm willing to listen, too.) Let's get this out of the way first: I think Donald Trump is dangerously...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog
It’s devastating, and potentially lethal, when Americans can’t afford life-saving drugs because their elected representatives are in thrall to Big Pharma. It’s disappointing when Democrats offer implausible excuses for their votes, as Sen. Cory Booker and twelve other...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog
"I'm also very much of a germaphobe, by the way, believe me." Try not to think too much about the story that led to this comment from the President-Elect of the United States. It's not easy, I know. We're only human, after all, and that story is so ... so out there....
by Richard Eskow | Jan 10, 2017 | Blog
“Ironic” is an overused word. And yet, how else can you describe what’s going on this week in Washington? The Republican president-elect says he wants “extreme vetting” for Syrian refugee families who already face years of scrutiny. Meanwhile, the Senate’s Republican...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 15, 2016 | Blog
This is the time of year when people try to make sense of the preceding twelve months. It’s a fool’s errand, in one sense. A year is an arbitrary division of time. We decide what it means in retrospect, and we never get it exactly right. But the meaning we give it...
