Author: Richard Eskow

Top Democrat on Benghazi Committee Says Investigation Became Political: Family of Victims Let Down

Top Democrat on Benghazi Committee Says Investigation Became Political: Family of Victims Let Down

Posted by | Oct 19, 2015 | , |

The top-ranking Democrat on the House Benghazi committee has stated that the investigation has become political and is a sad disappointment to the families of the deceased. “I think it’s a sad day for all of us because we made a commitment to the families. The families came in with tears in their eyes literally and said, ‘Please do not make this a political football.’ That’s exactly what’s happened,” said Representative Elijah Cummings (D) to CBS. “They said, ‘Find out more information about what did happen,’ and then they asked us to do one other thing and that is...

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Elizabeth Warren Slams Trickle Down Myth

Elizabeth Warren Slams Trickle Down Myth

Posted by | Sep 30, 2015 | , , , , |

Last week, Elizabeth Warren appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she hammered the Republicans’ refusal to give up on the idea of trickle down economics. Warren explained that when the idea was first put into practice in the 1980’s, the Republican prediction would be that the wealthy elite would spend more money if we cut their taxes. The only problem is that they didn’t spend that money – they never do. They invested in stocks, a move that did absolutely nothing to help the working class. As a result, Warren explained, a whopping ZERO PERCENT of...

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Kid Who Stopped Bully from Attacking Blind Student Suspended and Kicked Off Football Team Because He Punched the Bully

Kid Who Stopped Bully from Attacking Blind Student Suspended and Kicked Off Football Team Because He Punched the Bully

Posted by | Sep 27, 2015 | , |

Parents and community members are rallying behind Cody Pine, who recently stood up for a blind student who was being picked on and assaulted by another student. The school chose to suspend Pine and kick him off the school’s football team due to Pine having punched the blind student’s attacker and the school having a “zero tolerance” policy toward violence. The community started a petition to have school administrators reconsider their decision: A petition to get [Pine] reinstated on the team has now been launched online, which stands by the high school student’s actions. The campaign’s website states: ‘We...

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Some Fox Hosts Beginning to State Progressive Thoughts: Internal Rebellion or Fox Testing the Waters?

Some Fox Hosts Beginning to State Progressive Thoughts: Internal Rebellion or Fox Testing the Waters?

Posted by | Sep 27, 2015 | , , |

What is going on at Fox News? Recently, there has been several situations where one Fox hosts has challenged others, basically calling them hypocrites. Is there an internal rebellion taking place within Fox News or is it an intentional act by Fox News to test the waters to see how many right-wing nut jobs they will lose if they begin softening their message? A few days ago, several Fox hosts were criticizing Pope Francis for entering political discussions, which they found offensive because the Pope was emphasizing problems with American capitalism and the failure to address climate change. Shepard...

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Elizabeth Warren: Republican Trickle-Down Economics Will Destroy America

Elizabeth Warren: Republican Trickle-Down Economics Will Destroy America

Posted by | Sep 25, 2015 | , |

While talking with Stephen Colbert, Elizabeth Warren made it clear that she is no friend to the status quo, no partner of Wall Street thugs. “Here we are, the richest country on Earth,” said Warren. “We have so much going for us, and yet we have a federal government that works great for millionaires. It works great for billionaires. It works great for giant corporations, for anybody who can hire an army of lobbyists, an army of lawyers, give lots of campaign money… For the rest of America, it’s just not working and it’s time to take that government back...

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