Stories by Richard Eskow

Richard (RJ) Eskow is a blogger and writer, a former Wall Street executive, an experienced consultant, and a former musician. He has experience in health insurance and economics, occupational health, benefits, risk management, finance and information technology. subscribe to Richard Eskow's feed

Why Everyone's Signing a New Declaration Deeming Education a Public Good

Posted on: Jun 19, 2013, Source: Campaign for America's Future

As school closures disproportionately hurt Black and low-income students, a new ‘education declaration’ demands education, like clean air, should be available to all without exception.

The Trash-Talking Blood Sport of Economics

Posted on: Jun 9, 2013, Source: The Smirking Chimp

Economists are engaged in a battle royale where everybody with a fist, glove or folding chair can jump out of the audience and into the ring.

Apple Pie? American—Apple Computer? Not So Much

Posted on: May 23, 2013, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Dissecting an ungrateful company's strategy of tax avoidance.

It's a Big Deal When Red-State Senators Defy Obama on Social Security Cuts

Posted on: May 8, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

No one pushing these mean-spirited cuts is running for office again. That tells you something about America's political center.

10 Facts Obama Doesn't Want You to Know About His Social Security Slashing Budget Plan

Posted on: Apr 11, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

Of course it’s a benefit cut. Of course it’s a tax hike, for everyone but the wealthy.

Austerity Is Killing Europeans -- Literally. Why Are We So Determined to Follow In Their Footsteps?

Posted on: Apr 2, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

What can we learn from Europe’s misery? For our political leaders the answer seems to be: Nothing.

Billions for Banks, Nada for the Poor: Not Exactly a Compromise

Posted on: Feb 27, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

If you're not 'too big to fail,' you're out of luck, even with Obama's 'sequester.'

Six Things You Can't Say in Washington

Posted on: Feb 7, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

The president and congress seem to think cutting spending is the route to job growth. Or maybe they just want to cut spending.

8 Tips on How We Could Cut the Deficit, Since Slashing Social Security Benefits Won't Help

Posted on: Dec 19, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Reports surfaced that the Obama administration is offering cuts to Social Security via a gimmick called the "chained CPI" in its budget negotiations.

4 Terrible Arguments for Raising the Medicare Age and Why They're Wrong

Posted on: Dec 12, 2012, Source: Blog for Our Future

Why liberals should not even consider raising the Medicare age to 67 as part of a budget compromise.