Richard Eskow
Richard (RJ) Eskow is Senior Advisor for Health and Economic Justice at Social Security Works and the host of The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow on Free Speech TV. Follow him on Twitter: @rjeskow
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Views Monday, March 30, 2020 Jerry Brown: Zen and the Art of Pandemic Response People from all walks of life, including many leftists, were electrified by the meteoric rise of Jerry Brown, who first became California‘s governor in 1974 and returned to that office in the 21 st century. It’s easy to see why. Brown was, and is, a politician unlike any other. Jesuitically trained... Read more |
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Views Saturday, March 28, 2020 How Many Nedas? Iran Sanctions Are Biological Warfare Against Civilians The world was rightfully shocked and outraged in 2005 by the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young Iranian woman shot during a protest . “She was a person full of joy,” said her music teacher, who was with her when she died. “She was a beam of light.” According to her teacher, Neda’s last words were... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, March 24, 2020 No, I Will Not Die for This Damned Economy Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick received a lot of attention Monday night when, according to many progressives, he seemed to tell Tucker Carlson that he was willing to die in order to preserve the American economy. But this economy is damned. Merriam-Webster defines "damned" as "to bring ruin on," or... Read more |
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Views Thursday, February 06, 2020 Of Course Bloomberg's an Oligarch—and He's Coming For Your Social Security A recent exchange on MSNBC turned viral after Nina Turner, a national campaign co-chair for Bernie Sanders, described billionaire Michael Bloomberg as an “oligarch.” That drew a heated response from MSNBC contributor and political science professor Jason Johnson, who insisted that Turner’s word... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, February 04, 2020 Iowa Wasn't a Technology Failure. It Was a Failure of Democratic Values. What we saw at the Democratic Party’s Iowa caucuses wasn’t a failure of technology. It was a failure of values. This failure casts a shadow on the party’s ability to carry out its basic responsibilities. Worse, it suggests that its leaders care more about helping their friends than serving the... Read more |
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Views Monday, January 20, 2020 Dr. King's Radical Revolution Of Values This Monday, the nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. If he hadn’t been murdered, he would be 91 years old. How would Dr. King view today’s activists? The words to his “I Have a Dream” speech will be repeated from podiums and in classrooms across the country. But many of the people... Read more |
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Views Saturday, November 09, 2019 Can Bloomberg Buy the Election for $12 Billion? If So, He Can Write the Check Today Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire who bought himself a mayoralty, now has his sights set on higher office. This is the same Michael Bloomberg who became mayor of New York City by outspending his opponent five to one. Could the same arithmetic apply to the presidential race? If so, it would cost... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, October 01, 2019 Bernie’s Student Debt Plan Creates a Million More Jobs Than Warren’s—She Should Embrace It Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both offered proposals to cancel student debt, a nearly $1.6 trillion burden on borrowers and a major drag on the economy. While both are aggressive attempts to address the student debt crisis, there is a major difference between the two plans: the Sanders... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, July 30, 2019 The Fatal Flaw in Kamala Harris’ Health Plan Sen. Kamala Harris has become the latest presidential candidate to unveil a healthcare plan. Her proposal would take current Medicare, including the private plans known as Medicare Advantage, and extend it to the entire population. Her staff says that her plan would sharply limit out-of-pocket... Read more |
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Views Monday, June 24, 2019 Ilhan Omar and Bernie Got It Right: Full Student Debt Cancellation Is the Best Approach Sen. Bernie Sanders, together with Representatives Ilhan Omar and Pramila Jayapal, has introduced a dramatic reform package on college affordability. It goes far beyond anything proposed so far, both in its scope and in its potential to reshape the way Americans think about their society and... Read more |