A Night of Hope in Berkeley

Cherilyn Parsons / Truthdig Nov 16, 2011 It wasn’t quite Berkeley in 1964, but it wanted to be, and that might be the ultimate significance of the thousands-strong gathering Tuesday night in Sproul Plaza on the Cal campus.The Occupy movement, which has kept apart from other social movements, reached back and grabbed onto the past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Robert Reich

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2011 He's a product of the most influential institutions of our country and has served in three administrations But despite being entrenched within the system for the majority of his career, Robert Reich uses his powers for good, and that's why he's our Truthdigger of the Week Update: TranscriptDespite being entrenched within the system for the majority of his career, Robert Reich uses his powers for good. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Robert Reich and Robert Scheer at Occupy L.A. Teach-In

BLANK Nov 10, 2011 Last weekend former Labor Secretary Reich and Truthdig Editor Scheer, who, in his own words, got a little wound up, were among the luminaries teaching in at the Occupy LA encampmentLast weekend the former labor secretary, along with Truthdig's editor, were among the luminaries teaching in at the Occupy L. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Robert Reich on OWS Strategy: Hit ’Em Where It Counts

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2011 Former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich took stock of the current status and future possibilities of Occupy movements around the country on Thursday's "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," suggesting that the network of affiliated protest groups (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Reich Points a Way Out of the ‘Jobs Depression’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2011 Government -- the purchaser of last resort -- must intervene to revive a sickly economy when consumers and businesses can't do it on their own, says the award-winning political economist Robert Reich. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What’s Germany’s Secret?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2011 In the decades immediately following World War II, U.S. wages steadily rose in step with productivity at a time when one-third of American workers belonged to labor unions. Today, union membership stands at 7% and wages are in decline, and conservatives are saying the two aren't connected. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reich: The Recovery’s False Glow Is Fading

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2011 After six straight weeks of a falling Dow and a period of stalled economic growth, the stagnation of national recovery is glaringly visible to everyone -- except our representatives in Washington, says Robert Reich. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Would Robert Reich Do?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2010 Today on the list: What Robert Reich wants to do about jobs, why liberals don't win and how Oxytocin increases trust (guess that explains modern politics, Whole Foods and Rush Limbaugh). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Five Reasons Obama Should Take Over BP

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2010 Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich writes, "If the government can take over giant global insurer AIG and the auto giant General Motors and replace their CEOs, in order to keep them financially solvent, it should be able to put BP’s north American operations into temporary receivership in order to stop one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich Edition

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2010 What Noam Chomsky has to say about globalization, why older is wiser, and proof that at least two of the three bozos who most wrecked the economy still don't get it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Obama Must Take On Wall Street

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 It has been more than a year since all hell broke loose on Wall Street, and even after the State of the Union, almost nothing has been done to prevent all hell from breaking loose again. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Reich Urges Obama to ‘Take On Wall Street’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 He's not the only one saying this, but considering his background, Robert Reich is a pretty significant voice pointing out how, over a year since things went seriously south on Wall Street, "almost nothing has been done to prevent all hell from breaking loose again." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )