by Richard Eskow | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
It's been a chaotic few days for the world's markets. Recent events do not paint the picture of a stable economy guided by rational minds. Instead, the world of global finance looks more like a playground in need of adult supervision. Like other nations, we have a...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
Some things never change. “The lash of the dictator will be felt," a Republican House member said in 1935 when Social Security was first proposed. “Social Security is the delinquent child of the left,” a Fox News commentator said this week, “that grew up to be an evil...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
In the run-up to the first Republican presidential debate, a flurry of news stories about the candidates offered glimpses of oligarchy in action. Consider: Jeb Bush’s largest Super PAC has already raised $103 million, most of it collected before he even officially...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
Few political advisers would suggest running on a platform of open hostility toward the elderly. Most families include an older person, after all, and everyone who lives long enough will become older themselves someday. Seniors vote in greater numbers, too. That may...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog
George W. Bush: His policies brought untold harm, but at least his gaffes offered some occasional lighthearted moments. Now his brother Jeb may have outdone him in the faux pas department - but there's nothing funny about it. The former Florida governor has been...
