by Richard Eskow | Mar 21, 2014 | Economy
Bernie Madoff recently had some choice words about the politicians he thinks are spreading “socialism” and “wealth distribution," while billionaires Tom Perkins and Ken Langone both likened critics of oligarchic wealth to Nazis. Perkins and Langone should take heed:...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 19, 2014 | Education
Social progress is never a straightforward, linear process. Sometimes society struggles to recognize moral questions that in retrospect should have seemed obvious. Then, in a historical moment, something crystallizes. Slavery, civil rights, women’s rights, marriage...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 18, 2014 | Better Off Budget
[fve]http://youtu.be/2O6RQSUoSwA[/fve] The Congressional Progressive Caucus "Better Off Budget," which was released last week, is a more "mainstream" or even "small 'c' conservative" budget than some commentators might suggest, economist Joshua Smith of the Economic...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 17, 2014 | Retirement Security
co-written by Richard Eskow and Richard Fowler, host of The Richard Fowler Show Last week, MSNBC's Abby Huntsman expressed some strong opinions about Social Security. That's her right and her privilege. Unfortunately, she also made some inaccurate and misleading...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 13, 2014 | Progressive Vision
The echoes of Adolph Reed’s critique of the left in Harper’s magazine continue to reverberate. At its fringes, where the heat’s generated, it’s an argument about the relationship between the progressive movement and the Democratic Party. At its center, where there...
