by Richard Eskow | Sep 4, 2013 | Blog
For 12 years now they've been touting New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a model for the politics of the future. Beltway pundits have pushed hard for his amalgam of economically conservative policies and social-issues liberalism. They seized on Bloomberg’s...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 2, 2013 | Blog
Once again our nation is contemplating an act of war, entering into one of the most solemn debates a society can have. It's worth restating some fundamental principles as that debate begins, especially for those of us who support economic justice, progressive ideals...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 29, 2013 | Federal Reserve Chair, Financial Reform
It takes a special kind of magic to bring together groups as diverse as progressive Democrats, Californians, conservative Republicans, feminists, a number of prominent economists, and a large chunk of the global investment community. Lawrence Summers has that kind of...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 28, 2013 | Blog
A new briefing paper from the Economic Policy Institute provides an overview of the income stagnation currently plaguing the vast majority of Americans. "A Decade of Flat Wages," by Lawrence Mishel and Heidi Shierholz, offers valuable background on one of the...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 27, 2013 | Financial Reform
Anat Admati makes a compelling case for effective financial reform in a recent New York Times op-ed entitled “We’re All Still Hostages to the Big Banks.” Admati, a leading voice for meaningful regulation of the banking sector, makes the following key points: “Nearly...
