by Richard Eskow | Dec 25, 2012 | Blog
Despite an epidemic of gun deaths, the river of gun cash never stops flowing. If you follow that river upstream you'll see that its source lies very close to Wall Street. And the river's mouth speaks with the voice of politicians, whose campaign fundraising is...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 25, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI
This is a moment of moral clarity. Right now there are only two sides in the Social Security debate: the side that says it's acceptable to cut benefits -- in a way that raises taxes for all income except the highest -- and the side that says it isn't. It's time to ask...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 24, 2012 | Blog
Outrage is growing over Republican sabotage of … well, everything. E. J. Dionne Jr. in the Washington Post, writing in It’s our system on the cliff, (emphasis added, for emphasis) The United States faces a crisis in our political system because the Republican...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 23, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI
Liberals and progressives who want to cut Social Security? Democrats who want to cut one of their party's signature achievements? "It has been done in your name, or at least in that of your family," said Scrooge. As Christmas Eve approaches, supporters of the "chained...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 21, 2012 | Blog
The world didn't end! The Mayan calendar starts a new cycle and we can too. Take it easy; have a Happy Holiday. It's the holiday season and the end of a year. It is time to take a break, enjoy family and reflect on the year that just was and imagine that new year that...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 21, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI
The so-called 'fiscal cliff' was never real. Congress and the President invented it during last year's negotiations, apparently to persuade voters that unpopular budget measures were needed to avoid a crisis. With the collapse of John Boehner's 'Plan B,' that gambit...
