by Richard Eskow | Nov 20, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
Some surprising new polling results underscore the unpopularity – and long-term destructiveness – of Congress' ongoing attacks on the Social Security system. The new Republican Congress is expected to force additional office closures and impose additional cuts on the...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 18, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
[fve]http://youtu.be/lbjHRMCwh3Y?list=UUcnNWp-tx3-FaCWV4pMFTAg[/fve] We interviewed economist Dean Baker on the latest set of jobs numbers. The conclusion? Good news, but not nearly good enough. We still need a bold plan to reduce unemployment and underemployment,...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, Democracy
[fve]http://youtu.be/4qG4Lnenx4w#start=945[/fve] On Wednesday we spoke with Celinda Lake, a leading strategist for Democrats and progressive organizations, about the election's results. Her key observations: ● It was a “wave” election. That can be seen in the...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, Economy
Call it the Election That Never Was. We've heard a lot of talk about this week's election, but the election we needed is the one we didn't see. The important issues, the issues that affected people's daily lives, were never debated. Voters never heard a genuine...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 4, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
[fve]http://youtu.be/kh87T9v460A[/fve] Sean McElwee discusses voter turnout and its impact on democracy with Richard Eskow Sean McElwee, a writer and a research assistant at Demos, wrote an excellent piece laying out the importance of voter turnout in four charts....
