by Richard Eskow | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
The 2016 election season is just beginning, but a surprise issue is already emerging among both Republican and Democratic candidates: Social Security. Some observers thought that conservative candidates would be inclined to avoid the so-called "third rail" of American...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
Never lend money to a conservative. That's one conclusion to be drawn from recent attacks on Social Security by Bloomberg View columnists Megan McArdle and Ramesh Ponnuru. Apparently promises, even legally executed ones, don't mean much to their crowd. McArdle...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
On April 15, perhaps as you're reading these words, working people in 200 American cities will rally for a $15 base wage and the right to form a union. Solidarity demonstrations are planned in more than 30 cities on six continents, and have already taken place in...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Retirement Security
The long knives have been coming out over Social Security lately. The latest wave of attacks was triggered by an amendment from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) which would have expanded Social Security benefits, and which won the support of...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 8, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Rick Perlstein
Despite the power of incumbency, the backing of President Obama, and an array of wealthy and powerful backers, Rahm Emanuel nevertheless became the first mayor in Chicago history to be forced into a runoff. Sure, Jesús "Chuy" Garcia's defeat was a setback for the...
