by Richard Eskow | Sep 27, 2012 | Blog
The Huffington Post's new online video component is called HuffPost Live. This week we did a segment, hosted by Alyona Minkovski, based on my piece on the Romney vide, called "The Radical Rich." The other panelists were Anthony Badami, who is Senior Associate and...
by Bill Scher | Sep 27, 2012 | Blog
Mitt Romney arguably lost Ohio on November 18, 2008, when he penned an oped titled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt." Today, 64% of Ohio voters call President Obama's restructuring of the auto industry "mostly good." Mitt Romney arguably lost Florida, with its heavy...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 26, 2012 | Blog
Strange stories from the newswires: Thousands of Wall Street traders subscribe to "financial astrology" newsletters. A series of wealthy Americans erupt into rage-filled public outbursts. Mitt Romney wonders why you can't open a jet's windows in mid-flight. This isn't...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 26, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
Ohio is the center of the Presidential election, and the center of the fight over manufacturing policy and trade policy. Polls overwhelmingly show that the public gets it that the trade deal with China is the core of the problem. So both campaigns are making promises...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 26, 2012 | Blog
People want the President to exert leadership to turn things around. The oil leak. Unemployment. Credit card scams. Foreclosures. Predatory corporations. Environmental destruction. Global warming. Roads and bridges crumbling. Incomes stagnant. Schools getting worse....
by Dave Johnson | Sep 26, 2012 | Blog
Well here's a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy. Imagine that! Their intent (as always) is to turn people against President Obama, clean energy, national energy policy,...