Author: Richard Eskow

AIG Argues Public Should Return Stock even after we Bailed them out with $180 Billion: Court Agrees with AIG

AIG Argues Public Should Return Stock even after we Bailed them out with $180 Billion: Court Agrees with AIG

Posted by | Aug 14, 2015 | , , |

One of the primary beneficiaries of the infamous Wall Street Bailout of October 2008 was an insurance company known as American International Group, or AIG. This Wall Street firm got the biggest federal bailout in US history, and its executives were barely held accountable for the massive economic damage resulting from their actions. That’s not enough for AIG. They’ve managed to wheedle out of their own obligations to We the People – and want us to cough up another $40 billion for their troubles. The Financial Crisis of 2007-08, also known as the “Global Financial Crisis,” has gone down...

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No Honor Among Bottom Feeders: Ailes Bails on Poor Megyn Kelly

No Honor Among Bottom Feeders: Ailes Bails on Poor Megyn Kelly

Posted by | Aug 12, 2015 | , , |

It appears the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Fox News CEO Roger Ailes have kissed and made up. Ailes abandoned his anti-Trump battle plan, in which Megyn Kelly was the soldier, and has re-embraced The Donald in the pursuit of ratings. During the Republican presidential debates last week, Kelly went on the attack with Trump in her crosshairs. She hammered down on all the candidates, but she really zeroed in on Trump. In classic Trump fashion, he admonished Kelly, the other moderators, and the Fox News network. Apparently, Kelly even received death threats from the pro-Trump mongrels. Over...

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Hillary Releases Plan for Future Debt-Free College Education

Hillary Releases Plan for Future Debt-Free College Education

Posted by | Aug 10, 2015 | , , |

While refraining from going as far as Bernie Sanders, who proposed to end tuition completely at public institutions, Hillary Clinton has proposed a plan to help undergraduates pay for tuition at public colleges without loans. The plan is a combination of increased grant availability, new refinancing options, and working with states to slow increasing tuition costs. The plan would be paid for by placing a cap on the amount of itemized deductions rich people can take. Clinton could face opposition to her plan from a Republican-led Congress, as it requires new spending. However, some analysts say that her plan...

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ROF is Betting that Kelly Had Marching Orders to End the Trump Run: Unfortunately, It’s Working

ROF is Betting that Kelly Had Marching Orders to End the Trump Run: Unfortunately, It’s Working

Posted by | Aug 8, 2015 | , , |

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes hates Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, which is reason enough to understand why host and moderator Megyn Kelly zeroed in on the real estate mogul. If the hit job against Trump was to slow the candidate’s hype train, then unfortunately for the Democratic Party it seems to be working. Fox News types and the conservative blogosphere are beginning to dump Trump. Conservative writer for RedState, Erick Erickson, “disinvited” Trump from attending a RedState gathering. Adding salt to the wound, Trump’s place with be taken by Kelly. It appears that Ailes’ alienation of Trump is...

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GOP Types Attack Trump in Post Debate Focus Group: Truth is, Everyone There Deserves Trump

GOP Types Attack Trump in Post Debate Focus Group: Truth is, Everyone There Deserves Trump

Posted by | Aug 7, 2015 | , , |

Last night’s Republican debate quickly turned into the Donald Trump show. A group of Republicans who attended the debate stayed after to discuss The Donald, and most had a very negative outlook on Trump by the end of the night. However, Republicans have Trump leading in the polls. Such a dysfunctional party deserves a dysfunctional candidate in Trump. What’s more, Trump launched a Twitter storm late last night. He insulted Frank Luntz, the public relations expert who organized the panel, the members of the panel itself, and the Fox News moderators. His head was apparently still swollen from all the...

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