Robert B. Reich is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He served as Secretary of Labor in the...
Robert B. Reich is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. He has written fifteen books, including the best sellers "Aftershock", "The Work of Nations," and"Beyond Outrage," and, his most recent, "The Common Good," which is available in bookstores now. He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine, chairman of Common Cause, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and co-creator of the award-winning documentary, "Inequality For All." He's co-creator of the Netflix original documentary "Saving Capitalism," which is streaming now.
Robert Reich / TruthdigMar 17, 2020
We need a new system geared toward protecting public health – and not just when it's most urgently needed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 28, 2020
Democrats convinced that the Vermont senator would lose to Donald Trump vastly underestimate the risk of nominating a so-called moderate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 26, 2020
The president's hand-picked attorney general has put the Justice Department at the disposal of the White House, shredding the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 25, 2020
Climate change, inequality and our broken health care system pose unprecedented challenges. Only two candidates are prepared to meet them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 18, 2020
He's already co-opted the Justice Department and abandoned the rule of law. What's to stop the president from interfering this November? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 14, 2020
If the former mayor of New York prevails in November, he could usher in a new American oligarchy. Let's hope it never comes to that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 6, 2020
Jobs. Wages. Taxes. Trade. Worker's rights. You name it, the president lied about it in this week's State of the Union address. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 3, 2020
Unsure how the caucuses work? Unfamiliar with the term "Super Tuesday"? Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks it all down. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 29, 2020
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down the president's high crimes—and why the Senate is all but guaranteed to acquit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 22, 2020
Donald Trump isn't the only world leader abusing his power. Global elites have fueled inequality and brought our biosphere to the brink. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 16, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg says he's willing to run political ads, even if they're demonstrably false. Who will step in to protect our democracy? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 14, 2020
As bad as things may look, as despairing as we can feel, it's important to remember that our country's greatest strength is its resilience. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsDec 10, 2019
The former U.S. Labor Secretary explains his case for why Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren have the best chance of defeating Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgJun 2, 2018
Why should banks ever be permitted to use customers' deposits—insured by the federal government—to place risky bets on the banks’ own behalf? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgMay 13, 2018
Donald Trump promised to rein in drug prices, but his plan does little but add another battering ram to his ongoing economic war against America’s allies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgMay 9, 2018
Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America’s rich, such as billionaire Carl Icahn, whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else. (At left, a drawing of Icahn.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgMay 2, 2018
If they really want to stop the president, Democrats must address the causes of Donald Trump’s rise: years of stagnant wages and big money’s corruption of our democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgApr 23, 2018
Congressional Republicans would be more willing to stand up to Trump if their major financial backers – big business and Wall Street – had more backbone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgApr 16, 2018
Republicans who for years have voted against subsidies for solar and wind power are now eager to have government subsidize coal. Meanwhile, China’s success in renewables grows. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgApr 11, 2018
The petulant adolescent in the White House—who has replaced most of the adults around him with raging sycophants—lacks adequate supervision. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgApr 2, 2018
A recent incident involving Fox News' Laura Ingraham shows how the economy is now centered on such intangibles as brand image, whose value erodes if connected with something nefarious. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgMar 19, 2018
The president has become the Mad King who says or does anything his gut tells him to, while his courtiers genuflect. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgMar 11, 2018
The recently sentenced businessman's story is tragic and pathetic, but he isn't really different from other figures who dominate American life today. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgMar 5, 2018
The president's son-in-law's most significant contribution to the stench of this administration may arise from his financial conflicts of interest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgFeb 28, 2018
If Americans can’t be secure from someone packing an assault rifle, or from the predatory behavior of powerful men, or from the police, we do not live in a functioning society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgFeb 18, 2018
We are forgetting the real meaning of America—the ideals on which the nation was built, including the seemingly long-forgotten "common good." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgFeb 11, 2018
Public policies such as President Trump’s tax cuts and President Reagan’s legalization of stock buybacks are tilted to the benefit of those at the top. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgJan 22, 2018
During the year of his presidency, the Republican Party has taken a giant U-turn on its guiding principles. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgJan 21, 2018
On the White House story about who will benefit most from the new legislation, the president may be a fool. But the treasury secretary is most certainly a knave. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgJan 7, 2018
Some who work with the president have called him remarkably stupid. But hold on. It would be dangerous to underestimate the abilities of this con artist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgDec 31, 2017
Almost one year in, it’s time for another update on the president's election promises. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgDec 27, 2017
A president’s most fundamental legal and moral responsibility is to uphold and protect our system of government. Trump has degraded that system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgDec 18, 2017
Most Americans know that the GOP tax plan is payback for such major Republican donors as Charles Koch (pictured). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgDec 17, 2017
It will weaken the economy for years—reducing demand, widening inequality and increasing the national debt by at least $1.5 trillion over a decade. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgDec 10, 2017
The tax bills big corporations are pushing through Congress are designed for one thing: to boost their share prices. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgDec 3, 2017
Invest in the education, health care and infrastructure that average Americans need to be more productive. Growth doesn’t “trickle down.” It rises up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgNov 25, 2017
There are two kinds of liars: fools and knaves. Fools lie because they don’t know the truth. Knaves lie because they intend to mislead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgNov 19, 2017
Powerful and wealthy men who have felt free to impose their will on others, regardless of the pain they cause, may be in for a rude awakening. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgNov 13, 2017
Selling the Trump-Republican proposal should be awkward for an administration that has made patriotism its central theme. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgNov 5, 2017
In pushing for "going after Hillary Clinton," he crossed a particularly dangerous line: In a democracy bound by the rule of law, presidents do not prosecute political foes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgOct 30, 2017
The GOP is concentrating its efforts on a massive tax cut, 80 percent of which will benefit the richest 1 percent, according to one estimate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgOct 23, 2017
What if the anti-establishment wings of both parties came together in a pro-democracy coalition to attack the problem? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgOct 2, 2017
The president is not actively governing the United States. That work is being carried out by others. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgSep 24, 2017
Republicans planning giant tax cuts have somehow stopped worrying about the federal budget deficit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgSep 20, 2017
All that conservatives have come up with is a bunch of platitudes about how nice it would be to cut taxes, simplify the tax code and spur economic growth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgSep 17, 2017
It's so easy for the wealthy to pass their fortunes to their children, tax-free, and Republicans are about to make it even easier. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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