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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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Saturday, September 9, 2017
Trump's Policy Catastrophe Trump decisions other than DACA -- banning transgender people from military service, siding in court with a businessman who doesn't want to sell his services to gay couples, weakening the standard for responding to sexual violence in universities, demanding money for his "wall," banning Syrian refugees and reducing by half the number of refugees admitted to the United States.
Saturday, September 9, 2017Trump's Policy Catastrophe Trump decisions other than DACA -- banning transgender people from military service, siding in court with a businessman who doesn't want to sell his services to gay couples, weakening the standard for responding to sexual violence in universities, demanding money for his "wall," banning Syrian refugees and reducing by half the number of refugees admitted to the United States.
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Saturday, December 10, 2016
Trump's Creeping Tyranny Trump doesn't take kindly to anyone criticizing him -- not journalists (whom he refers to as "dishonest," "disgusting" and "scum" when they take him on), not corporate executives, not entertainers who satirize him, not local labor leaders, not a college student, no one. We must join together to condemn these acts. Has Trump no decency?
Saturday, December 10, 2016Trump's Creeping Tyranny Trump doesn't take kindly to anyone criticizing him -- not journalists (whom he refers to as "dishonest," "disgusting" and "scum" when they take him on), not corporate executives, not entertainers who satirize him, not local labor leaders, not a college student, no one. We must join together to condemn these acts. Has Trump no decency?
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Sunday, December 22, 2019
How Trump has betrayed the working class Democrats have an historic chance to do what they should have done years ago: create a multi-racial coalition of the working class, middle class, and poor, dedicated to reclaiming the economy for the vast majority and making democracy work for all.
Sunday, December 22, 2019How Trump has betrayed the working class Democrats have an historic chance to do what they should have done years ago: create a multi-racial coalition of the working class, middle class, and poor, dedicated to reclaiming the economy for the vast majority and making democracy work for all.
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
A Yinnopoulos, Bannon, Trump Plot to Control American Universities? The events at Berkeley Wednesday night have been a boon to Milos Yiannopoulos, of Breitbart News, and to Steve Bannon, formerly head of Breitbart News and now Trump's consigliere. According to a promotional Breitbart story that ran before the event, Yiannopoulos was going to "call for the withdrawal of federal grants and the prosecution of university officials who endanger their students with their policies."
Saturday, February 4, 2017A Yinnopoulos, Bannon, Trump Plot to Control American Universities? The events at Berkeley Wednesday night have been a boon to Milos Yiannopoulos, of Breitbart News, and to Steve Bannon, formerly head of Breitbart News and now Trump's consigliere. According to a promotional Breitbart story that ran before the event, Yiannopoulos was going to "call for the withdrawal of federal grants and the prosecution of university officials who endanger their students with their policies."
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Sunday, June 21, 2020
Who'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.
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.
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Sunday, October 27, 2019
No wonder Wall Street fears Warren and Sanders -- they speak for the people The only way Democrats win is with an agenda of fundamental democratic and economic reform, such as provided by Warren and also by Sanders. Unless Democrats stand squarely on the side of democracy against oligarchy, the risk on election day is that too many Americans will either stand with Trump or stay home.
Sunday, October 27, 2019No wonder Wall Street fears Warren and Sanders -- they speak for the people The only way Democrats win is with an agenda of fundamental democratic and economic reform, such as provided by Warren and also by Sanders. Unless Democrats stand squarely on the side of democracy against oligarchy, the risk on election day is that too many Americans will either stand with Trump or stay home.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Why the Republican Crackup is Bad For America America has had a long history of white Southern radicals who will stop at nothing to get their way -- seceding from the Union in 1861, refusing to obey Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s, shutting the government in 1995, and risking the full faith and credit of the United States in 2010. Gingrich's recent assertion that public officials aren't bound to follow the decisions of federal courts derives from the same tradition.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011Why the Republican Crackup is Bad For America America has had a long history of white Southern radicals who will stop at nothing to get their way -- seceding from the Union in 1861, refusing to obey Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s, shutting the government in 1995, and risking the full faith and credit of the United States in 2010. Gingrich's recent assertion that public officials aren't bound to follow the decisions of federal courts derives from the same tradition.
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Friday, June 1, 2018
Why the Only Answer is to Break Up the Biggest Wall Street Banks The real reason Wall Street has spent huge sums trying to water down the Volcker Rule is that far vaster sums can be made if the Rule is out of the way. If you took the greed out of Wall Street all you'd have left is pavement.
Friday, June 1, 2018Why the Only Answer is to Break Up the Biggest Wall Street Banks The real reason Wall Street has spent huge sums trying to water down the Volcker Rule is that far vaster sums can be made if the Rule is out of the way. If you took the greed out of Wall Street all you'd have left is pavement.
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Sunday, May 10, 2020
Under Trump, American exceptionalism means poverty, misery and death America has the tragic distinction of accounting for about 30% of pandemic deaths so far. And it is the only advanced nation where the death rate is still climbing. Three thousand deaths per day are anticipated by 1 June. No other nation has loosened lock-downs and other social-distancing measures while deaths are increasing, as the US is now doing.
Sunday, May 10, 2020Under Trump, American exceptionalism means poverty, misery and death America has the tragic distinction of accounting for about 30% of pandemic deaths so far. And it is the only advanced nation where the death rate is still climbing. Three thousand deaths per day are anticipated by 1 June. No other nation has loosened lock-downs and other social-distancing measures while deaths are increasing, as the US is now doing.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton's Glass-Steagall people who believe Hillary Clinton is still too close to Wall Street will not be reassured by her position on Glass-Steagall. Many will recall that her husband led the way to repealing Glass Steagall in 1999 at the request of the big Wall Street banks. It's a big mistake economically because the repeal of Glass-Steagall led directly to the 2008 Wall Street crash, and without it we're in danger of another one.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015Hillary Clinton's Glass-Steagall people who believe Hillary Clinton is still too close to Wall Street will not be reassured by her position on Glass-Steagall. Many will recall that her husband led the way to repealing Glass Steagall in 1999 at the request of the big Wall Street banks. It's a big mistake economically because the repeal of Glass-Steagall led directly to the 2008 Wall Street crash, and without it we're in danger of another one.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Why Corporate Tax Deserters Shouldn't Get The Benefits Of Being American Corporations Corporations are deserting America by hiding their profits abroad or even shifting their corporate headquarters to another nation because they want lower taxes abroad. And some politicians say the only way to stop these desertions is to reduce corporate tax rates in the U.S. so they won't leave.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016Why Corporate Tax Deserters Shouldn't Get The Benefits Of Being American Corporations Corporations are deserting America by hiding their profits abroad or even shifting their corporate headquarters to another nation because they want lower taxes abroad. And some politicians say the only way to stop these desertions is to reduce corporate tax rates in the U.S. so they won't leave.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
Two Cheers for the Fed: At Least It's Not Obsessing About the Budget Deficit Hello? Can we please stop obsessing about the federal budget deficit? Repeat after me: America's #1 economic problem is unemployment. Our #1 goal should be to restore job growth. Period. The Federal Reserve Board understands this. And at least it's trying. But it can't succeed on its own. Global lenders are giving us a way out. Let's take advantage of the opportunity.
Saturday, September 15, 2012Two Cheers for the Fed: At Least It's Not Obsessing About the Budget Deficit Hello? Can we please stop obsessing about the federal budget deficit? Repeat after me: America's #1 economic problem is unemployment. Our #1 goal should be to restore job growth. Period. The Federal Reserve Board understands this. And at least it's trying. But it can't succeed on its own. Global lenders are giving us a way out. Let's take advantage of the opportunity.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Corporations Taking USA Back to the 19th Century Now we seem to be heading back to nineteenth century. Corporations are shifting full-time work onto temps, free-lancers, and contract workers who fall outside the labor protections established decades ago. The nation's biggest corporations and Wall Street banks are larger and more potent than ever. And labor union membership has shrunk to fewer than 7 percent of private-sector workers.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015Corporations Taking USA Back to the 19th Century Now we seem to be heading back to nineteenth century. Corporations are shifting full-time work onto temps, free-lancers, and contract workers who fall outside the labor protections established decades ago. The nation's biggest corporations and Wall Street banks are larger and more potent than ever. And labor union membership has shrunk to fewer than 7 percent of private-sector workers.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Why the Republican War on Workers' Rights Undermines the American Economy Republicans in Congress are taking aim at the National Labor Relations Board, which issued a relatively minor proposed rule change allowing workers to vote on whether to unionize soon after a union has been proposed, rather than allowing employers to delay the vote for years. Many employers have used the delaying tactics to retaliate against workers who try to organize, and intimidate others into rejecting a union.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011Why the Republican War on Workers' Rights Undermines the American Economy Republicans in Congress are taking aim at the National Labor Relations Board, which issued a relatively minor proposed rule change allowing workers to vote on whether to unionize soon after a union has been proposed, rather than allowing employers to delay the vote for years. Many employers have used the delaying tactics to retaliate against workers who try to organize, and intimidate others into rejecting a union.
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Saturday, June 3, 2017
7 Reasons Why Trump's Corporate Tax Cut is completely Nuts Donald Trump wants to cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent, in order to "make the United States more competitive." This is nonsense, for 7 reasons:
Saturday, June 3, 20177 Reasons Why Trump's Corporate Tax Cut is completely Nuts Donald Trump wants to cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent, in order to "make the United States more competitive." This is nonsense, for 7 reasons:
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Sunday, July 7, 2019
There is no "right" v "left": it is Trump and the oligarchs against the rest The oligarchs know politicians won't bite the hands that feed them. So as long as they control the money, they can be confident there will be no meaningful response to stagnant pay, climate change, military bloat or the soaring costs of health insurance, pharmaceuticals, college and housing. The only way to overcome the oligarchy and Trump's divide-and-conquer strategy is for us to join together and win America back.
Sunday, July 7, 2019There is no "right" v "left": it is Trump and the oligarchs against the rest The oligarchs know politicians won't bite the hands that feed them. So as long as they control the money, they can be confident there will be no meaningful response to stagnant pay, climate change, military bloat or the soaring costs of health insurance, pharmaceuticals, college and housing. The only way to overcome the oligarchy and Trump's divide-and-conquer strategy is for us to join together and win America back.
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Saturday, July 16, 2016
Trustworthy Hillary The near tie is particularly astonishing given that Trump has no experience and offers no coherent set of policies or practical ideas but only venomous bigotry and mindless xenophobia, while Hillary Clinton has a boatload of experience, a storehouse of carefully-crafted policies, and a deep understanding of what the nation must do in order to come together and lead the world.
Saturday, July 16, 2016Trustworthy Hillary The near tie is particularly astonishing given that Trump has no experience and offers no coherent set of policies or practical ideas but only venomous bigotry and mindless xenophobia, while Hillary Clinton has a boatload of experience, a storehouse of carefully-crafted policies, and a deep understanding of what the nation must do in order to come together and lead the world.
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Saturday, July 27, 2019
The Real Reason For Impeachment An impeachment inquiry in the House is unlikely to send Trump packing before Election Day 2020 because Senate Republicans won't convict him. And it's impossible to know whether an impeachment inquiry will hurt or help Trump's chances of being reelected. Does this mean impeachment should be off the table? No.
Saturday, July 27, 2019The Real Reason For Impeachment An impeachment inquiry in the House is unlikely to send Trump packing before Election Day 2020 because Senate Republicans won't convict him. And it's impossible to know whether an impeachment inquiry will hurt or help Trump's chances of being reelected. Does this mean impeachment should be off the table? No.
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Friday, November 23, 2018
The Rule of Law Democracies depend on what's known as the "rule of law." No person is above the law, not even a president. Which means a president cannot stop an investigation into his alleged illegal acts. A president cannot prosecute political opponents or critics. Yet Trump has repeatedly pushed the Justice Department to bring charges against Hillary Clinton.
Friday, November 23, 2018The Rule of Law Democracies depend on what's known as the "rule of law." No person is above the law, not even a president. Which means a president cannot stop an investigation into his alleged illegal acts. A president cannot prosecute political opponents or critics. Yet Trump has repeatedly pushed the Justice Department to bring charges against Hillary Clinton.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Psst: You want to know what's really driving inflation? (Not what the Fed thinks it is) The underlying problem is not inflation. It's lack of competition. Corporations are using the excuse of inflation to raise prices and make fatter profits.
Tuesday, December 21, 2021Psst: You want to know what's really driving inflation? (Not what the Fed thinks it is) The underlying problem is not inflation. It's lack of competition. Corporations are using the excuse of inflation to raise prices and make fatter profits.
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