by Richard Eskow | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog
A popular narrative today is that we live in a country which is deeply divided. And the Democratic Party, we are told, is nearly as split as the nation itself. But chatter in the press and social media may overlook some fundamental points of agreement about changes we...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 19, 2018 | Blog
"America's Harvest Box." That's what the Trump administration called its plan to substitute prepackaged, low-quality processed foods for some of the food assistance currently being received by an estimated 46 million people (based on numbers for 2015, the last year...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog
“Childhood,” said the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, “is the kingdom where nobody dies.” In this country, childhood is something we no longer value. As of this writing, 17 people are dead at a high school in Broward County, Florida. The shooter used an AR-15...
by Richard Eskow | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog
It's Political Messaging 101: You can't beat Trump by talking about him all the time. We should be talking about our economic future, but all we're talking about our 45th president. Look at this chart, which shows the top story on social media accounts by social...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 26, 2018 | Blog
Defense Secretary James Mattis announced a dramatic shift in military policy last week, and it threatens to plunge the world into new forms of conflict. The secretary, known as “Mad Dog” Mattis when he was a four-star Marine general, now commands the most powerful...
