by Richard Eskow | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Peter G. “Pete” Peterson, the billionaire businessman and anti-government crusader, died last week at the age of 91. He leaves behind family and friends who will miss him, and a vast coterie of consultants and politicians who may miss his checks even more. They can...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog
“Snowpocalypse." “Robo-apocalypse.” “Retail apocalypse.” Casual references to annihilation pop up every day in American life. That makes it harder to communicate the danger posed by Donald Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as National Security Advisor. Bolton has...
by Miles Mogulescu | Mar 26, 2018 | Blog
Teach your parents well, Their children's hell will slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams The one they pick's the one you'll know by. Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry, So just look at them and sigh, And know they love you....
by Pavan Vangipuram | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog
With the passage of the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA), democracy in Washington State is about to get a lot more vibrant! This month, Governor Inslee signed this Act into law, with other measures that will improve voter turnout, ushering in a new era for local...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog
True to form, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's testimony before Congress this week was yet another example of how her utterances about American public education and her governance over the system send people into fits of frustration and outrage. Appearing...
by Richard Eskow | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog
There is increasing public concern about the political manipulation of Facebook and Twitter by private corporations and foreign actors, and it's certainly warranted. Social media, especially Facebook, are increasingly mediating their users' realities in ways that...
