Stories by RJ Eskow

RJ Eskow is a writer, business person, and songwriter/musician. He has worked as a consultant in public policy, technology, and finance, specializing in healthcare issues. subscribe to RJ Eskow's feed

Why Tom Friedman Is the Ayn Rand of Our Times

Posted on: Jul 29, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Friedman is the dark prophet of unregulated marketplaces for every aspect of human activity.

5 Powerful Men Who Were Catastrophically Wrong About the Economy—But Reaped Rewards Anyway

Posted on: Jul 24, 2013, Source: AlterNet

If recent history is any example, moral probity and clear-headed analysis are obstacles to advancement in the economics field.

Why Are Americans So Passive?

Posted on: Jul 12, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

The rest of the world is rioting in the face of massive inequality and injustice. Have we absorbed the oppressor's consciousness?

Are Corporations Trying to Distract Us with Social Issues While They Take Control of Our Economy?

Posted on: Jul 4, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Politicians are winning liberal hearts and minds on social issues, while embracing a corporate political agenda.

9 Ways the Right’s Ayn Randian Experiment Screws Over the Young

Posted on: Jun 17, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

The decades-long assault on our core social values is on the verge of consuming its first complete generation of Americans.

What It Costs the Worst Bank to Be Truly Evil

Posted on: Mar 21, 2013, Source: Blog for Our Future

Billions paid for misdeeds; but nothing changes.

12 Biggest Right-Wing Lies About America

Posted on: Dec 31, 2012, Source: Blog for Our Future

These political fallacies are giving America a false vision of our economy and world.

4 Secrets Republicans Are Keeping About Medicare to Convince Us That $600 Billion in Cuts Are Necessary

Posted on: Dec 10, 2012, Source: Blog for Our Future

This entire Medicare debate's being held under false pretenses.

7 Big Lessons from Obama's Win

Posted on: Nov 8, 2012, Source: Blog for Our Future

This election was a clear and unequivocal victory for the populist positions the President took on the campaign trail.

Locked in a Tight Election, GOP Rep. Mary Bono Mack's 'Third World Toilet' Comments About Her District Resurface

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

Bono Mack has a history of insensitivity to the 99%.

10 Reasons You Should be Suspicious of Wall Street's Facebook Fiasco

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

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase all have a history of the kinds of unethical and/or illegal behavior that might explain what happened with Facebook.

Bill Clinton, Boehner, And Some Other Rich White Guys Had A "Summit" And Agreed: It's Your Fault

Posted on: May 16, 2012, Source: Blog for Our Future

Any questions? Let's hope not, because they're all busy men and it's great golfing weather this week in DC.

Mitt Romney's America: Five Pictures From the Future

Posted on: Apr 10, 2012, Source: Campaign for America's Future

Romney's endorsement of the Ryan budget paints a chilling picture of where he plans to take America

We've Seen One Prosecution, but Make no Mistake: "Too Big to Fail" is Still "Too Big to Jail"

Posted on: May 13, 2011, Source: Huffington Post

Footage from '96 Proves Hillary Lied About Bosnia Trip [VIDEO]

Posted on: Mar 23, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

Had Obama been caught in a lie of this magnitude, his campaign might well be over.