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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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Monday, May 23, 2022Bombardment By The Billionaires Why Biden and the Democrats should declare war on these class warriors
Monday, May 23, 2022What you need to know about the anti-democracy movement Listen now (6 min) | Who's funding it, why it's inspired by Viktor Orban, and what it aims to achieve
Wednesday, May 11, 2022Republicans Don't Believe In Freedom - Only Power A living wage, the right to join a union, guaranteed healthcare, the right to vote - these are the foundations of real freedom. Yet, Republicans oppose all of these.
Thursday, May 5, 2022The Democrats 'Secret Sauce' for Winning the Midterms Democrats scoring some additional victories for average Americans and Trump and others doing everything possible to recollect his viciousness that could well reverse conventional wisdom about midterms and keep Democrats in control.
Friday, April 29, 2022The real reason Congress gets nothing done Republicans are blocking crucial legislation so they can point to Democrats supposed inability to get anything done.
Monday, April 25, 2022When billionaires talk about freedom, watch your wallets Behind Elon Musk's blather about free markets, free speech, and free choice is his goal to be free from accountability
Thursday, April 21, 2022We're running out of time to hold Donald Trump accountable Trump's indictment and conviction must occur as quickly as possible.
Monday, April 18, 2022Why it must happen soon: The United States vs. Donald J. Trump Merrick Garland must do it now, before it's too late. Trump's indictment and conviction must occur as quickly as possible. The upcoming midterm elections won't simply be a battle between Republicans and Democrats. They will be a battle between Trump acolytes and fair election supporters over protecting the integrity of our elections and our democracy.
Thursday, April 14, 2022Why Elon Musk has blocked me on Twitter (and now owns the joint) Listen now (8 min) | This isn't about freedom of speech. It's about power.
Thursday, March 31, 2022The pending death of the Supreme Court And what John Roberts must do to save it. Public trust is now eroding - faster and more dangerously for the Court's future than at any time in its history. The Supreme Court confronts a profound crisis of legitimacy.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022Really? A billionaire tax? Now? Are you kidding me? Why it's still a real possibility. So if you want to tax billionaires, you have to go after their wealth.
Sunday, March 27, 2022Warning: The Fed is aiming a battering ram at the American economy The Fed's rate hikes won't remedy inflation. They will do the opposite. Since World War II, most Fed rate hikes have resulted in recession.
Monday, March 21, 2022Why Trump, Putin, Xi and other dictators make disastrous decisions The inverse relationship between power and accurate feedback Here's the paradox: The higher you rise in any hierarchy, your decisions are likely to have larger and larger consequences. Yet the higher you rise, the harder it is to get accurate feedback about your decisions.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022Office Hours: What's the Democrats' message? With midterm elections looming, Dems still don't have a clue Biden's advisers are saying that the crisis in Ukraine presents a chance for a reset - Biden's best opportunity to restore his standing before the November midterms. But what's the message for the reset?
Tuesday, March 15, 2022How to stop big oil from profiteering off Putin? Hit them with a windfall profits tax. This morning I filled my car with gas costing over five dollars a gallon.
Saturday, March 12, 2022The six things Putin and Trump convinced me I was wrong about They were all about the inevitability of progress. But the people of Ukraine are teaching all of us lessons we thought we knew I used to believe several things about the twenty-first century that Putin's invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump's election in 2016 have shown me are false.
Monday, March 7, 2022What's the difference between Russian and American oligarchs? Actually, not all that much. Which means it's really hard for sanctions to stick
Monday, February 28, 2022The Putin-Trump Axis Putin's neo-fascism has rooted itself in America. What can we do? The world is currently and frighteningly locked in a battle to the death between democracy and authoritarianism. Yesterday, Vladimir Putin issued a new threat to the West - telling his defense minister and his top military commander to place Russia's nuclear forces on alert. It is a new cold war.
Thursday, February 24, 2022Eight Sobering Realities about Putin's Invasion The costs we must face We must do what we can to contain Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine. But we also need to be clear-eyed about it, and face the costs. As I've said before, economics can't be separated from politics, and neither can be separated from history. Here are eight sobering realities:
Wednesday, February 23, 2022Bonus time on the Street: more socialism for the biggest bankers Pay packages keep exploding while they're ever more dependent on government bailouts, regulatory loopholes, subsidies, and tax breaks
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