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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.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020Trump and Kodak The White House is distributing billions in subsidies and loans to select corporations -- enabling CEOs and boards to load up on stocks and stock options just before deals are announced, then rake in fat profits after stock prices surge.
Sunday, August 9, 2020Trump has no problem letting billionaires profit off the pandemic Since the start of the pandemic, American billionaires have been cleaning up. Trump has no problem letting billionaires illegally profit off the pandemic. He thinks that as long as they buoy the stock market, they're helping the American economy.
Thursday, August 6, 2020The painful truth about COVID and the economy -- Trump is to blame Pesky facts have never stopped Trump. Having lied for five months about the coronavirus, he's now filling social media and the airwaves with untruths about the economy so he can dupe his way to election day.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020Mitch McConnell's GOP Is Destroying America Senate Republicans' shameful priorities are on full display as the nation continues to grapple with an unprecedented health and economic crisis.
Thursday, July 30, 20205 Key Demands for the New Coronavirus Bill Congress has just days left to pass legislation that will keep struggling Americans afloat and stave off economic catastrophe.
Sunday, July 26, 2020Trump can't shift public attention from coronavirus to the streets of America The president shows no leadership on public health but wants to be a strongman on law and order. Voters won't buy it.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020Donald Trump has unified America -- against him The president's assault on decency has created an emerging coalition, across boundaries of race, class and partisan politics.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020The Real Choice: Social Control or Social Investment Social-control societies put substantial resources into police, prisons, surveillance, immigration enforcement, and the military. Social-investment societies put more resources into healthcare, education, affordable housing, jobless benefits, and children.
Saturday, July 18, 2020Trump Rush to Reopen America is Causing a COVID Resurgence The economy isn't roaring back. Just over half of working-age Americans have jobs now, the lowest ratio in over 70 years. What's roaring back is COVID-19.
Friday, July 17, 2020When Bosses Shared the Profits After the bruising crises we're now going through, it would be wonderful if we could somehow emerge a fairer nation. One possibility is to revive an old idea: sharing the profits.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020Corporate Hypocrisy on Racism Wall Street banks and corporate executives have wasted no time trying to establish themselves as allies of the Black Lives Matter movement, professing support for the historic protests against police killings of Black people.
Sunday, July 12, 2020Trump and McConnell are the twin tribunes of America's ruin -- vote them out Fate has been unkind to the United States. The nation is grappling simultaneously with a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 130,000; and mind-numbing police brutality, which has generated the largest outpouring of grief and anger against systemic racism in memory.
Thursday, July 9, 2020Monopoly Mayhem: Corporations Win, Workers Lose This is all about power. The good news is that rebalancing the power of workers and corporations can create an economy and a democracy that works for all, not just a privileged few.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020Brace Yourself for Trump's Great Recession The wave of evictions and foreclosures in the next two months will be unlike anything America has experienced since the Great Depression. And unless Congress extends extra unemployment benefits beyond July 31, we're also going to have unparalleled hunger.
Monday, July 6, 2020Trump Rushed to Reopen America. Now Covid is Closing in on Him Donald Trump said last Thursday's jobs report, which showed an uptick in June, proves the economy is "roaring back." What's roaring back is Covid-19. Until it's tamed, the economy doesn't stand a chance.
Monday, June 29, 2020Donald Trump's re-election playbook: 25 ways he'll lie, cheat and abuse his power Beware Trump's playbook. Spread the truth. Stay vigilant. Fight for our democracy.
Sunday, June 28, 2020Layoffs While millions of Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic, America's billionaires have grown their wealth by more than $500 billion. It's never been more clear: Profit-sharing needs to make a comeback.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020America is Exceptional in All the Wrong Ways It's decades of America's failure to provide its people the basic support they need, decades of putting corporations' bottom lines ahead of workers' paychecks, decades of letting the rich and powerful pull the strings as the rest of us barely get by.
Sunday, June 21, 2020Who's Really Looting America? Every year, American employers steal a combined $15 billion in income from their workers, whether white, black or brown. Corporations in America are also looting billions in taxes through loopholes, write-offs, and special exemptions they've successfully lobbied for.
Friday, June 19, 20207 Ways 2020 Has Exposed America We can no longer accept piecemeal reforms of our broken systems. We need to reimagine a political and economic system that values humanity and builds prosperity for every American. Let's get to work.
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