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Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, has a new film, "Inequality for All," to be released September 27. He blogs at www.robertreich.org.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 4, 2020 Trump's Covid: Empathy for the World's Least Empathetic Person?
Trump and his enablers will do anything to retain and enlarge their power. It's possible to be sympathetic toward Trump during his "battle" with COVID-19 while acknowledging that he is subjecting America to a profound moral test in the weeks and perhaps months ahead.
SHARE Friday, October 2, 2020 What You Need to Know About the GOP Takeover of the Supreme Court
Led by Mitch McConnell, Republicans are gearing up to reverse the precedent they themselves set in 2016, when they blocked President Obama's Supreme Court nominee for 293 days because, they said, "this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president."
SHARE Thursday, October 1, 2020 10 Truths about Trump's Taxes
In 11 of the 18 years examined, Trump paid no taxes at all. In his first year in office he paid the most income tax he had paid in a decade: $750. He has deducted taxes for almost everything imaginable, including $70,000 for hairstyling.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Six Most Revealing Moments From the Presidential Debate
The first presidential debate was as horrific as we feared it would be. We were barely able to hear a word from Joe Biden or moderator Chris Wallace thanks to Trump's incessant interruptions and nonstop insults.
SHARE Monday, September 28, 2020 The Coming Civil War Over Trump's Ego
Trump came to office with no agenda except to feed his monstrous ego. He has never fueled his base. His base has fueled him. Its adoration sustains him.
SHARE Thursday, September 24, 2020 For RBG it was all Principle, for Mitch McConnell it's all Power
People in public life tend to fall into one of two broad categories -- those who are motivated by principle, and those motivated by power. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday night at the age of 87, exemplified the first. People in public life tend to fall into one of two broad categories -- those who are motivated by principle, and those motivated by power.
SHARE Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Six Crucial Races That Will Flip the Senate
Winning the White House is absolutely crucial, but it's just one piece of the fight to save our democracy and push a people's agenda. Every school board member, state representative, and congressperson you elect can be pushed to enact policies that benefit the people, not just corporate donors. This is how you build a movement that lasts.
SHARE Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Racism is Profitable
Since the first colonizers arrived in the United States to this very moment, wealthy elites have used the tools of theft, exclusion, and exploitation to expand their wealth and power at the detriment of Black, Latinx, Indigenous people, and marginalized people of color. It all boils down to this simple truth: Racism is profitable.
SHARE Monday, September 14, 2020 Citizen Musk
The problem isn't only that Elon Musk has a net worth of about $100 billion when tens of millions of Americans are barely getting by. It's that he's made this money while treating his workers so badly. His wealth quadrupled during the four months Tesla forced all workers to take a 10 percent pay cut.
SHARE Monday, September 14, 2020 Milton Friedman, 50 Years Ago Today
Largely because of the escalating surge of corporate money into politics over the last 50 years, taxes on corporations have been slashed, safety nets for the poor and middle class have begun to unravel, and public investments in education and infrastructure have waned. The "free market" has been taken over by crony capitalism, corporate bailouts, and corporate welfare.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 12, 2020 The reason Trump could still win
Here's what people are telling pollsters. First, they figure that before the pandemic, the economy was really strong. Second, they say it's unfair to blame Trump for the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, because that could've happened to any president. Both of those arguments are seriously flawed, and we need to make sure that Americans know the truth before it's too late.
SHARE Wednesday, September 9, 2020 The Real Threat to Law and Order
Trump knows he has to distract the nation from the pandemic he has failed to control -- leaving more than 188,000 Americans dead as of September 8, tens of millions jobless, and at least 30 million reportedly hungry. So he's mounting a tried-and-true law and order campaign.
SHARE Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Labor Day 2020: The Power Shift
Large corporations, Wall Street banks and a relative handful of exceedingly rich individuals have gained enough political power to game the system.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 2, 2020 How Big Money Corrupts Our Politics (And How to Fix It)
Corporate money is dominating our democracy. It's difficult to do anything when big money controls our politics and dictates what policies are and aren't enacted.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, August 30, 2020 Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises
Trump voters. Nearly four years in, here's an updated list of Trump's 40 biggest broken promises.
SHARE Wednesday, August 26, 2020 The Post Office Crisis to Come
Donald Trump will do anything to hold on to power. His latest strategy is to sabotage the United States Postal Service, courtesy of his handpicked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Trump's "Law and Order" Campaign is a Distraction
Trump has refused to act to contain the coronavirus, opting to sit on the sidelines as the pandemic ravages the country. But when it comes to waging violence against his own people, he's quickly risen to the occasion.