Stories by Richard (RJ) Eskow

Richard Eskow is a writer, a senior fellow with the Campaign for America's Future, and the host of a weekly radio show, "The Breakdown." subscribe to Richard (RJ) Eskow's feed

The War On Women Is a Class War

Posted on: Nov 18, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

The upcoming "fiscal cliff" talks will open up another front in this seemingly endless struggle.

Ryan's 'Secret' Tape Is Even More Extreme Than Romney's

Posted on: Sep 25, 2012, Source: Blog for Our Future

Paul Ryan's recording reveals his radical hostility toward the nation's most popular social programs.

If Politicians Think Teachers Have it So Easy, Why Do They All Become Bankers?

Posted on: Sep 13, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Sick Money: How Mitt Romney's Bain Investments Are Exploding the Deficit and Harming Our Health

Posted on: Sep 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Their greed has caused explosive growth in a cost and overtreatment spiral that's threatening Medicare, our healthcare system, and arguably -- us.

Are Republicans "Crazy?" Not If You Follow the Money

Posted on: Aug 30, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Why Are Pundits and Elites Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Generations?

Posted on: Jul 3, 2012, Source: The Smirking Chimp

Washington's elites are laboring to pit the young against the old in in a Hunger Games-style ritualized battle: Generational War.

3 Steps to Fixing the Fed: Dismiss Dimon, Boot the Bankers, and Can the Corporations

Posted on: May 28, 2012, Source: The Smirking Chimp

The Fed has even broken its own rules in order to protect bad bankers.

The JOBS Act: Dumbest 'Bipartisan' Move Since Repealing Glass-Steagall

Posted on: Mar 23, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

The so-called "JOBS Act," introduced by the far-right Republicans and passed by members of both parties, opens the door to yet more corporate abuse.

Goldman Sachs Op-Ed Doesn't Scratch the Surface of Corruption

Posted on: Mar 16, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Why Obama's the Least Socialistic President in Modern History (And That's a Shame)

Posted on: Feb 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

If the nation were governed by a referendum of Republican voters it would be more "socialistic" than it has been under President Obama.

10 Big Lies (And A Free-Market "Death Panel") Driving the GOP's Plan to Destroy Medicare

Posted on: Feb 17, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

How to Score a Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Deal

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

There are well-established facts to guide us, and the principles involved are clear.

Romney Pays Only 15% in Income Tax? What a Fair Tax on the Millionaire Could Have Paid For

Posted on: Jan 17, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Privatizing Liberty: The Private Security Guards Policing American Citizens at OWS

Posted on: Nov 18, 2011, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Seven Snappy Comebacks For Those Lame Anti-"Occupy" Talking Points

Posted on: Oct 11, 2011, Source: OurFuture.org

Labor Day: A Day to Rest, Remember -- And Take Action

Posted on: Sep 2, 2011, Source: Campaign for America's Future

War Economy: The Selling of Afghanistan, 2011

Posted on: Jun 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger

Posted on: Jun 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

America's Real Radicals: The 40 Senators Who Voted Against Medicare

Posted on: May 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet