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Memo to the President: Your Next Debate
Oct 17, 2012 President Obama can rebound in Tuesday night's second presidential debate again Republican challenger Mitt Romney by emphasizing five points.
Memo to Joe, Re: Debate
Oct 11, 2012 Joe Biden's job during Thursday's vice presidential debate is to smoke Paul Ryan out, exposing his fanaticism. And the best way to do this is to force him to take responsibility for the regressive budget he created as chairman of the House Budget Committee.
The Politics of Fear and the Party of Non-Voters
Oct 11, 2012 The latest Pew Research Center poll shows Mitt Romney ahead of President Barack Obama among likely voters, 49% to 45%. But the latest Gallup poll shows President Obama leading Romney among likely voters, 50% to 45%.The Politics of the Jobs Report
Oct 6, 2012 We’re still crawling out of the deep crater we fell into in 2008 and 2009. The percent of the working-age population now working or actively looking for work is higher than it was, but still near a 30-year low. But at least we’re crawling out.
The First Presidential Debate: Style vs. Substance
Oct 4, 2012 In Wednesday night’s debate, Romney won on style while Obama won on substance. Romney sounded as if he had conviction, which means he’s either convinced himself that the lies he tells are true or he’s a fabulous actor.First Presidential Debate: Questions That are Unlikely to Be Asked
Oct 3, 2012 A sampling of questions you should not expect debate moderator Jim Lehrer to ask during Wednesday's night highly anticipated showdown between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.The Week Ahead: Wednesday’s Presidential Debate and Friday’s Jobs Report
Oct 1, 2012 The biggest election news this week won’t be who wins the presidential debate Wednesday night. It will be how many new jobs were created in September, announced Friday morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Repackaging Mitt as a Compassionate Conservative? Why It’s Too Late
Sep 27, 2012 Romney’s stories on the campaign trail have been about business successes -- people who started businesses in garages and grew their companies into global giants, millionaires who began poor. Curiously absent from these narratives have been the stories of ordinary Americans caught in an economy over which they have no control. At least until now.
Mitt Romney’s Biggest Problem: He’s Giving the GOP Exactly What It Wants in a Candidate
Sep 25, 2012 There are two major theories about why Romney is dropping in the polls. One is Romney is a lousy candidate, unable to connect with people or make his case.The second is that Americans are finally beginning to see how radical the GOP has become, and are repudiating it.Four Reasons Why Romney Still Might Win
Sep 22, 2012 For the last several days I’ve been deluged with calls from my inside-the-beltway friends telling me “Romney’s dead." Hold it. Rumors of Romney’s demise are premature for at least four reasons:
The Real Mitt Revealed
Sep 19, 2012 A president is supposed to represent all of America, not just the 51 percent who elect him, and have a modicum of sympathy for the less fortunate among us.
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.
