by Richard Eskow | Jul 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
There’s an old saying: When one door closes, another opens. Whoever said that never worked in Washington. The last four years have offered the Federal government a borrowing and investment opportunity that’s unprecedented in modern history. Interest rates have been at...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 14, 2013 | Blog
s“The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” That’s what Dr. King said, not long before he was killed by a bullet from a white man’s gun. A half-century after those words were spoken, the killer of Trayvon Martin walks free. I’m sorry,...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 14, 2013 | Student Debt Relief
Once this nation saw higher education as a citadel of learning, growth, and opportunity. Now student debt is being used as a cash cow to subsidize corporate tax breaks, while universities become incubators for corporate employees and cheap laboratories for...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
From the first breath of life to the last, our lives are being stolen out from under us. From infant care and early education to Social Security and Medicare, the dominant economic ideology is demanding more lifelong sacrifices from the vulnerable to appease the gods...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was the Fourth of July. That's the day we celebrate the vision and courage shown by our nation's founders. July 4th is the day they published a document which said it was "self-evident" that everyone has "certain unalienable rights," including the rights to...
