by Richard Eskow | Nov 14, 2012 | Blog
They're dashing through the corridors of power in Washington with appropriately grim expressions this week. Congressional leaders are talking about the upcoming 'fiscal cliff,' which journalists are dutifully describing as a "looming crisis." In fact, if you do a...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 14, 2012 | Blog
They're dashing through the corridors of power in Washington with appropriately grim expressions this week. Congressional leaders are talking about the upcoming 'fiscal cliff,' which journalists are dutifully describing as a "looming crisis." In fact, if you do a...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 13, 2012 | Blog, Economy
Media Matters Radio posted a clip of the interview I did with them the other day, using the above quote as a header. Since that was the point I was making, I'll use it too. The clip is here and runs about three and a half minutes.
by Roger Hickey | Nov 13, 2012 | Blog
Election Day was a smashing victory for progressives and middle-class populism. But the deficit hysterics, budget slashers and Social Security haters refuse to heed our voices. Within hours of the election, the austerity posse was fear-mongering around the so-called...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 13, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
The voters clearly voted to do something about the bad trade deals, trade cheating and currency manipulation that are draining our jobs and economy. The big money likes things just the way they are. Which will prevail -- the voters who just voted, or the big money...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 13, 2012 | Blog
The other day we did an interview on the Wall Street Journal's syndicated radio program, the Daily Wrap, about the election's effect on the upcoming deficit-deal talks. We emphasized the mandate which voters gave to the President and to Senate Democrats. It's a...
