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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, October 12, 2021The Week Ahead: Trump redux The unofficial kickoff of the former guy's presidential campaign at a rally Saturday night in Des Moines will reverberate through American politics this week. Unfortunately for the GOP, Trump's speech focused on his Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
Friday, October 8, 2021This Week's Worst Influential American People in public life need to be accountable for whatever damage they're doing to public life.
Saturday, September 25, 2021What should we do about the debt ceiling, and why should you care? The debt ceiling is the limit on how much the government is allowed to borrow to pay for what it already owes on bills. Congress has already agreed on and enacted not for legislation that's currently being debated. If it's not raised, the government can't pay its bills.
Friday, September 17, 2021Whatever Happened to the Republican Party that Stood for Limited Government? Today's Republican Party, while still claiming to stand for limited government, is practicing just the opposite: government intrusion everywhere.
Sunday, September 12, 2021What We Do With Tragic Anniversaries Most young people today, will continue to remember 1/6/21, when a president of the United States instigated a deadly attack on the Capitol. But we need more consideration of what America has become as a result -- war-prone, fearful, and deeply divided.
Thursday, September 9, 2021The Filibuster is Unconstitutional here's one thing about this old Senate rule you might not know: the filibuster actually violates the Constitution.
Sunday, September 5, 2021How Trump's Attempted Coup Could Still Succeed TrumpThe former president's rupattempted coup is not stopping. He still refuses to concede and continues to rile up supporters with his bogus claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Tens of millions of Americans believe him.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021Is Billionaire Philanthropy a Sham? The truth about billionaire philanthropy is it isn't charity. It's public relations, often used to cover up their exploitative business practices, and shield their wealth deflect attention from all they money they pour into lobbying and campaign contributions to assure that their taxes remain historically low.
Saturday, August 28, 2021The Real Socialism in America Isn't What You Think Republicans in Congress rail about how the Democrats' agenda is chock-full of scary "socialist" policies. We do have socialism in this country -- but it's not Democrats' policies. The real socialism is corporate welfare.
Sunday, August 8, 2021The Delta Variant and the Trumper Blame Game With increasing vehemence, Trump Republicans are falling back on their old game of deflecting attention by blaming immigrants crossing the southern border for U.S. COVID.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021A Trump Bombshell Quietly Dropped Last Week. And It Should Shock Us All. We've become so inured to Donald Trump's proto-fascism that we barely blink an eye when we learn that he tried to manipulate the 2020 election. Yet the most recent revelation should frighten every American to their core.
Friday, July 30, 2021Why Aren't Biden and the Democrats Going All Out for Democracy? While Biden and Democratic leaders are openly negotiating with holdout senators for Biden's stimulus and infrastructure proposals, they aren't exerting similar pressure when it comes to voting rights and elections. In fact, Biden now says he won't take on the filibuster, which stands firmly in the way.
Friday, July 30, 2021COVID is Resurging. So is Trumpian Politics.. Republican politicizing of public health will get worse if the Delta variant continues to surge. Vaccines will have to be mandated because being inoculated is not solely a matter of personal choice. Herd immunity is a common good. If infections mount, that common good can only be achieved if nearly everyone is vaccinated.
Friday, July 23, 2021Worker Power For the past 40 years, this world has been dismantled. The voice of workers has been steadily drowned out in both the workplace and on the national political stage by the voice of big corporations.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021The Fake Heroism of Space Billionaires Long ago, people with names like John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Buzz Aldrin, and Sally Ride blasted into space. None was selected on the basis of income or wealth, but on skill and rigorous training. Their heroism symbolized America's technological prowess and egalitarianism
Monday, July 19, 2021The Anti-Family Party Last Thursday, 39 million American parents began receiving a monthly child allowance ($300 per child under six, and $250 per child from six through 17). It's the biggest helping hand to American families in more than 85 years. Every Republican in both the House and Senate voted against it.
Friday, July 16, 2021Report card: Six months into Biden's presidency Biden's failure to make the right to vote his highest priority -- make it his own personal cause, and go on the road to take that cause to the American people -- is not only bad policy for the nation. It's also bad politics.
Sunday, July 11, 2021Data, not arms, the key driver in emerging US-China cold war The most interesting conflict ahead isn't between China and the US. It's between business elites in both nations who are seeking big profits, and the political elites in both nations who want to protect their countries, and in so doing, their own centers of power.
Friday, July 9, 2021Trump to the Barricades We need to commit to real patriotism. It's not easy, but it's the necessary hard work we must undertake to make this country better for everyone.
Monday, July 5, 2021Real Patriotism on this July 4th Many people believe that celebrating America means waving the flag or standing for the national anthem or shouting "America First." But that's not what real patriotism is. Real patriotism means sacrificing to keep America going.
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