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Robert Reich

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Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants

Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants
31.03.2025 100

The Guardian

Robert Reich

The case for boycotting the United States

The case for boycotting the United States
18.03.2025 10

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Robert Reich

Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor – while his tax cuts help the rich

Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor – while his tax cuts help the rich
15.03.2025 2

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Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling

06.03.2025 100

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Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s Ukraine mineral deal – cartoon

27.02.2025 10

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Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed

27.02.2025 10

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In the global clash between democracy and oligarchy, the US is switching sides

20.02.2025 5

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Ben Jennings on ‘checks and balances’ in Trump’s White House – cartoon

12.02.2025 8

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The Guardian view on spending cuts: behold the grim return of slash-and-burn government

12.02.2025 8

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The Guardian view on Labour and asylum: in retreat from decency

12.02.2025 10

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Trump is the most lawless president in American history

12.02.2025 9

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What is motivating Trump’s reckless trade war?

04.02.2025 9

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Trump unleashed chaos by freezing and unfreezing $3tn in federal grants and loans. Why?

30.01.2025 5

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Here’s how Trump’s vengeance machine works

27.01.2025 6

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Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist

24.01.2025 10

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Yes, Trump is back. Yet I remain hopeful about America

20.01.2025 100

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There is little the US can do to constrain Elon Musk. But here are some ideas

Elon Musk repeatedly asserts, without evidence, that the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, covered up the abuses of young girls by gangs...

08.01.2025 8

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Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men

The media has it all wrong about Trump’s picks for his administration. The conventional view is they’re “Trump loyalists” whom Trump “recruited”....

06.12.2024 70

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Why dismissing Trump's indictments was a mistake

What became of the principle that no person is above the law, not even a former president? Yesterday the rule of law was thrown out the window —...

27.11.2024 10

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Trump’s cabinet isn’t as anti-Wall Street as voters might want to believe

Will anything stop Trump? He’s got control over both chambers of Congress, a tractable supreme court, a political base of fiercely loyal Magas, a...

26.11.2024 20

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To protect US democracy from tyrants, we must protect the truly free press

Reliable and independent sources of news are now threatened by growing alliances of oligarchs and authoritarians. The mainstream media doesn’t use...

19.11.2024 4

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The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party

A political disaster such as what occurred last Tuesday gains significance not simply by virtue of who won or lost, but through how the election is...

14.11.2024 100

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A peaceful but determined resistance to Trump must start now

I won’t try to hide it. I’m heartbroken. Heartbroken and scared, to tell you the truth. I’m sure many of you are, too. Donald Trump has...

06.11.2024 300

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To defeat Trump, Harris must talk more about the economy

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling more anxious about the outcome of the upcoming election. I’m still nauseously optimistic, but the nausea is...

29.10.2024 4

The Guardian

Robert Reich

Trump and Harris are neck-and-neck. This is a five-alarm fire

With two weeks to go before election day, Kamala Harris and Donald J Trump are essentially tied. Neither candidate is ahead by even a single point...

23.10.2024 90

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Why are Democrats tarred as elites when the world’s richest man funds Trump?

On 5 October, at Donald Trump’s second rally of the 2024 election in Butler, Pennsylvania, he enthusiastically introduced Elon Musk, the richest...

10.10.2024 20

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JD Vance is the handpicked leader of the anti-democracy movement in the US

JD Vance, the Republican candidate for vice-president, will almost certainly be the Republican presidential candidate in 2028, regardless of...

03.10.2024 60

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Donald Trump is gaining on Kamala Harris in the polls. I have some theories why

With less than 40 days until election day, how can it be that Trump has taken a small lead in Arizona and Georgia – two swing states he lost to...

01.10.2024 10

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Elon Musk has gained a concerning level of power over US national security

Shortly after the apparent second assassination attempt against Donald Trump, Elon Musk wrote in a now deleted post on X, formerly known as Twitter:...

26.09.2024 100

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Political violence and fearmongering bigotry have become too normalized

The second apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life – on Sunday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida – occurred just over two months...

16.09.2024 2

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Trump’s dour negativity contrasted with Harris’s optimism about America

To say that Kamala Harris nailed it in Tuesday night’s debate is an understatement. She knocked it out of the park. She combined civility with...

11.09.2024 20

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Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in

Elon Musk is rapidly transforming his enormous wealth – he’s the richest person in the world – into a huge source of unaccountable political power...

30.08.2024 200

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Democrats are finally done with the ‘high road’ – and hitting Trump where it hurts

I’m glad Democrats are finally hitting back at Trump. Enough with the “high road.” They’re calling him “weird”. They’re mocking him. “Donald Trump...

22.08.2024 60

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Donald Trump’s ego cannot handle being trounced by Kamala Harris

As the Harris-Walz team soars (polls are already showing Kamala Harris taking the lead) Trump is cracking up. His ego can’t take it. He is...

12.08.2024 2

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The United States is not facing an imminent recession. This is nonsense

Two weeks before 19 October 1987, I warned publicly that “in two weeks, the stock market will lose 20% of its value.” Then, on 19 October 1987,...

06.08.2024 70

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Kamala Harris is rightwing white America’s worst nightmare

When Joe Biden stepped down in support of Kamala Harris, he didn’t just pass the torch to another generation. He passed it from old white men to...

30.07.2024 100

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Elon Musk is spending $45m a month to elect Trump. Let’s boycott his companies

For many years I’ve argued that the consolidation of great wealth in the hands of a few undermines our democracy. Elon Musk is the poster child for...

24.07.2024 20

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We need to do all we can to lower the anger pervading American politics

My first thought on hearing about the attempted shooting of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday was “I hope to God he’s OK”. I...

17.07.2024 2

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