Richard Eskow

Richard Eskow is a journalist and policy adviser. He hosts The Zero Hour, a syndicated radio and television program, and edits The Zero Hour Report. Richard was lead writer, speechwriter, and editor for 2016 Bernie Sanders’s 2016 campaign. He has worked in data science, healthcare financing and policy, and international aid.

President Donald Trump and Mehmet Oz listen to Chief Design Officer of the National Design Studio Joe Gebbia describe the TrumpRx website, in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2026.

Meet TrumpRx Meet TrumpRx

A Big Pharma bait-and-switch.

Sep 18, 2026 / Richard Eskow

Weight-loss injection pens on a scale.

What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy

The making of a medical caste.

Aug 13, 2026 / Richard Eskow

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks about Ralph De La Torre's spending habits during the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Left-Populists—Unshackle Your Imaginations! Left-Populists—Unshackle Your Imaginations!

It’s time to challenge the Democrats’ “business model.”

Jan 7, 2025 / Richard Eskow

west Virginia statehouse, capitol, economic bill of rights

In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”?

Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.

Oct 16, 2023 / Richard Eskow

Student debt protest

Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy—and Voter Turnout Canceling Student Debt Would Stimulate the Economy—and Voter Turnout

With tens of millions of Americans affected, proposals to forgive outstanding loans are popular with people Democrats need to bring to the polls.

Oct 5, 2018 / Richard Eskow and Sean McElwee

Bottled pharmaceuticals

House Democrats Launch a Challenge to Big Pharma House Democrats Launch a Challenge to Big Pharma

New legislation could mark a significant advance in the fight to bring down drug prices.

Aug 7, 2018 / Richard Eskow

Woman and child in Puerto Rico

The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits? The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?

Lawmakers are concerned that giving a drug company a monopoly on the promising vaccine could make it unaffordable. 

Jun 20, 2017 / Richard Eskow

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