Obama, rhetorical fisticuffs, and the new “jobs surge”
Flickr/phil dokas Below is a new, short piece of mine—an introduction, to be precise, to Steve Fraser’s most recent piece for TomDispatch.com, “The New Deal in Reverse: How the Obama Administration Ended Up Where Franklin Roosevelt Began.” Fraser’s piece compares the first years of Obama and FDR, and unlike any other historian, he describes how the first 365 days of these two historic presidents (albeit for different reasons) resemble mirror images of... Read More
Radio interviews for “The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold”
Sorry for the absence on here! I’ve just settled into a new job at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco, and needless to say, it’s been a bit hectic here on my end. After my most recent piece on the bailout, “The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold,” came out, I’ve made a slew of radio appearances talking about the bailout, my story and other related topics. I’ve included a number of those interviews below. Please do given them a listen, and... Read More
