by Richard Eskow | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog
A new report concludes 600,000 children have died in the United States for no reason over a 50-year period. Thousands more will die this year, and next year, and the year after that. 600,000 is a lot of people. it’s more than the population of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Or...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog
This Monday, the nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. If he hadn’t been murdered, he would be 89 years old. How would Dr. King view today’s activists? Would he join them to walk picket lines for a higher minimum wage, or take a knee as the national anthem is...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog
Remember all those pictures of smiling Iraqi citizens proudly holding up their blue, ink-stained fingers when they voted for the first time after the fall of Saddam Hussein? The Republicans - and far too many Democrats - who had supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog
The new year had barely started when the world got new grist for the 'Trump-is-crazy' mill, one of the few American industries to experience a boom since Trump became president. Michael Wolff's profile of the current White House, "Fire and Fury," is filled with...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog
This simple rule of thumb has rarely failed: When Democrats get confident, I get nervous. That’s true, even when Republicans inflict disaster on the country – and potentially on themselves. "This tax bill will be an anchor around the ankles of every Republican,” says...
