by Richard Eskow | Aug 26, 2013 | The Unfinished March
When Bayard Rustin addressed the March on Washington in 1963, he said this: "We demand that there be an increase in the national minimum wage so that men may live in dignity." The crowd cheered in response. But after fifty years of commemorating that march, after...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 22, 2013 | The Unfinished March
Our nation is about to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington. Over the next few days there will be new marches and new speeches, along with lots of black-and-white photographs and film clips of that historic day. We’ll remember the wisdom and courage of the civil...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 22, 2013 | Blog
The share of our national income which goes to corporate profit is the highest it’s been since they started tracking it in 1929, while the share going to people – as salary and wages – is the lowest. And the percentage of that corporate profit which goes to Wall...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 21, 2013 | Retirement Security
In every successful struggle there’s a time to celebrate a hard-fought victory. When it comes to Social Security, this is not that time. It’s true that, after including the “chained CPI” benefit cut in his latest budget, President Obama seems to have dropped the idea....
by Richard Eskow | Aug 21, 2013 | Democracy
September’s coming up fast, and we know what that means. Soon Congress will be back in session and we’ll be inundated with fresh evidence that our democracy is broken. That makes this a good time to reflect on the powerful forces arrayed against the public interest –...
