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Robert Reich: Corporate Social Responsibility Is a Scam
Jan 1, 2020 If companies like General Motors and AT&T cared about the public, they would empower workers and back laws that raise their own taxes.
5 Ways to Prevent Corporations From Destroying Labor for Good
Dec 30, 2019 If we hope to create a more just and democratic society, we must ensure that new technologies don't exclusively benefit those at the top.
Robert Reich: Trump Has One Glaring Weakness
Dec 24, 2019 The president plans to run again as a populist, but his failure to improve the lives of working Americans grows clearer by the day.
Robert Reich Makes the Case for Sanders and Warren
Dec 17, 2019 If Democrats have any hope of defeating Donald Trump in 2020, it is incumbent that they nominate one of their two progressive candidates.
Robert Reich: McConnell May Be Worse Than Trump
Dec 2, 2019 Both have helped usher in a new age of American authoritarianism. Next November, we have a moral obligation to vote them out of office.
Robert Reich: Republicans Have a Dangerous New Scare Tactic
Nov 25, 2019 The GOP claims millions of voters are casting their ballots illegally to rig our elections. It's an odious myth that demands debunking.
Robert Reich: Medicare for All or Bust
Nov 19, 2019 Every Democratic hopeful's proposal would be vastly superior to our current system, but only one guarantees health care as a human right.
Robert Reich: Billionaires Don’t Actually Like Capitalism
Nov 14, 2019 If America's oligarchs had any interest in preserving the country's economic system, they'd throw their support behind a wealth tax.
Robert Reich: Big Tech and Democracy Can’t Coexist
Nov 7, 2019 Facebook and Twitter have come to completely dominate the information marketplace. As a society, we can't afford to leave them intact.
Robert Reich: The Founding Fathers Would Have Impeached Trump
Nov 6, 2019 The framers of the constitution understood acutely the dangers of foreign influence. We can't let the president's crimes go unpunished.
Robert Reich: Democrats Reject Oligarchy or Else
Nov 1, 2019 If the party fails to embrace the populist agenda of Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, it could easily lose to Trump again in 2020.
Robert Reich: Nominating a Moderate Guarantees Trump’s Reelection
Dec 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.
Wall Street’s Biggest Banks Must Be Broken Up
Jun 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?
The President’s Drug-Pricing Scam
May 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.
The Financial Hardships of Trump’s Friends
May 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.)
How to Stop Trump
May 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.
The Shameful Silence of the CEOs
Apr 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.
While China Picks Winners, Trump Picks Losers
Apr 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.
The Truth About an Untethered Trump
Apr 11, 2018 The petulant adolescent in the White House—who has replaced most of the adults around him with raging sycophants—lacks adequate supervision.
Dollars for Decency
Apr 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.
Trump Is Moving Into a New and More Dangerous Phase
Mar 19, 2018 The president has become the Mad King who says or does anything his gut tells him to, while his courtiers genuflect.
How ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Reflects Modern America
Mar 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.
Kushner’s Unconscionable Conflicts
Mar 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.
The Moral Movement Against Violence
Feb 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.
What Do Trump and Followers Mean When They Say ‘America’?
Feb 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."
Reagan-Era and Trump Policies Will Generate Little Economic Growth
Feb 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.
How Trump Is Destroying the GOP
Jan 22, 2018 During the year of his presidency, the Republican Party has taken a giant U-turn on its guiding principles.
Trump and Mnuchin on Tax Plan: Fools or Knaves?
Jan 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.
Seriously, How Dumb Is Trump?
Jan 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.
New Year’s Update for Trump Voters
Dec 31, 2017 Almost one year in, it’s time for another update on the president's election promises.
A Year With Trump
Dec 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.
The Triumph of the Oligarchs
Dec 18, 2017 Most Americans know that the GOP tax plan is payback for such major Republican donors as Charles Koch (pictured).
The Truth vs. the GOP Tax Plan
Dec 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.
Making Corporations More Competitive Doesn’t Help Most Americans
Dec 10, 2017 The tax bills big corporations are pushing through Congress are designed for one thing: to boost their share prices.
The Only Way to Grow the Economy
Dec 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.
Is Steve Mnuchin a Fool or a Knave?
Nov 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.
The Revolt Against Trump Is a Backlash Against Bullying
Nov 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.
The Real Motive Behind the GOP Tax Plan
Nov 13, 2017 Selling the Trump-Republican proposal should be awkward for an administration that has made patriotism its central theme.
Trump’s Most Damning Legacy
Nov 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.
American Oligarchs Are Plotting the Biggest Heist in U.S. History
Oct 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.
A Wild Idea for Stopping Crony Capitalism
Oct 23, 2017 What if the anti-establishment wings of both parties came together in a pro-democracy coalition to attack the problem?
Donald Trump Is Just a Figurehead
Oct 2, 2017 The president is not actively governing the United States. That work is being carried out by others.
Why We Must Raise Taxes—Not Lower Them—on Corporations and the Wealthy
Sep 24, 2017 Republicans planning giant tax cuts have somehow stopped worrying about the federal budget deficit.
Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About the Trump-GOP Tax Plan
Sep 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.