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Dementia President: Could It Be That Trump Has Truly Lost His Mind?

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Robert Reich: Warning To You And Your Loved Ones – OpEd

Robert Reich: Warning To You And Your Loved Ones – OpEd

Actions now being taken by Trump and his regime may seem far-removed from your daily life or the lives of people you

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Eurasia Review

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Robert Reich: The Moral Bankruptcy Of America’s Leadership Class – OpEd

Robert Reich: The Moral Bankruptcy Of America’s Leadership Class – OpEd

As Trump and his goons strip Americans of our constitutional rights, the silence of the nation’s leadership class is deafening. 

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Democracy Needs a Fearless Press and Vice Versa—Trump Is Killing Both

Democracy Needs a Fearless Press and Vice Versa—Trump Is Killing Both
18.09.2025 3

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Trump’s Phase 2 Now Begins – OpEd

Robert Reich: Trump’s Phase 2 Now Begins – OpEd

We are now witnessing the start of what might be seen as Phase 2 of Trump’s efforts to eradicate political

16.09.2025 5

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Robert Reich: What Unites Us – OpEd

Robert Reich: What Unites Us – OpEd

After a horrifying week — horrifying not just because of a politically motivated assassination but also the brutish and angry

15.09.2025 4

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Trump Has Now Entered Phase 2, Even More Dangerous Than Phase 1

Trump Has Now Entered Phase 2, Even More Dangerous Than Phase 1
15.09.2025 3

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: The Future Of The Democratic Party (If It Has A Future) – OpEd

If it’s to have a future, the Democratic Party must not only condemn Trumpism but explain why so many Americans

12.09.2025 5

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Robert Reich: Should Democrats Shut Down The Government? – OpEd

Robert Reich: Should Democrats Shut Down The Government? – OpEd

The U.S. government runs out of money September 30.  Under ordinary circumstances, I would see that as a huge problem.

11.09.2025 4

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Robert Reich: We’re Paying Big Oil To Kill The Earth – OpEd

Robert Reich: We’re Paying Big Oil To Kill The Earth – OpEd

Which is the worst industry in America? If you’re thinking crypto or Big Finance, you’re getting close. But the winner

10.09.2025 6

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Democratic Senators Should Refuse to Fund Trump’s Fascist Government

Democratic Senators Should Refuse to Fund Trump’s Fascist Government
09.09.2025 3

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: The US Jobs Crash – OpEd

Robert Reich: The US Jobs Crash – OpEd

Friday’s jobs report shows that Trump’s economy is experiencing a jobs crash.  When I say jobs crash, I mean that

07.09.2025 3

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Robert Reich: The ‘Woke’ Myth – OpEd

“The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE,’” Trump wrote recently

03.09.2025 7

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Time for Democrats to Get Off Their Asses

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Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Must We Choose Between Saving Democracy And Saving The Earth? – OpEd

Some people tell me that I should be talking more about the climate crisis than the crisis of democracy.  But

03.08.2025 10

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Trustworthy US Jobs Info Is the Latest Victim of Trump’s War on Facts

02.08.2025 7

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Be Warned The Financial Bubble Will Soon Burst – OpEd

This isn’t an investment letter and I’m not an investment advisor. But I want to warn you. The financial economy

01.08.2025 10

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Robert Reich: The Only Way To Make A Deal With Trump – OpEd

Columbia University. The European Union. Japan. CBS.  All have just concluded deals with Trump, and all are claiming they did

29.07.2025 5

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Media and University Bosses Are Silencing Their Employees for Fear of Trump’s Wrath

26.07.2025 10

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: So Much For Socialism – OpEd

When Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem unleashed her ICE shock troops on Los Angeles last month, she said: “We

24.07.2025 5

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Robert Reich: The Three Ways Trump Is Shafting His Base – OpEd

Trump is shafting his base economically in three ways most Trump voters don’t see or know. It’s important that they

23.07.2025 4

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Robert Reich: What Every Washington Lobbyist Now Knows – OpEd

I’m old enough to remember when corporate lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill. I also remember when half the members of Congress

20.07.2025 4

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Robert Reich: What’s The Real Reason Musk Wants A Third Party? – OpEd

“The America Party is needed to fight the Republican/Democrat Uniparty,” Elon Musk posted on X, announcing that he’s forming a third

12.07.2025 7

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Robert Reich: Why They Hate Education – OpEd

Under pressure from the Trump administration, the University of Virginia’s president of nearly seven years, James Ryan, stepped...

05.07.2025 6

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Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Is Fascism in Writing

04.07.2025 20

Common Dreams

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Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill Will Leave America Sick, Hungry, and More Unequal Than Ever

30.06.2025 4

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: The Corporate Democrat’s Biggest Nightmare – OpEd

Leave it to the Democratic Party to snatch an existential crisis from the jaws of electoral victory.  The stunning success

29.06.2025 6

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Instead of Fearing Mamdani, Mainstream Dems Should Follow His Lead

27.06.2025 4

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: The Dogs Of War – OpEd

The United States is now at war with Iran.  A single person — Donald J. Trump — has released the

23.06.2025 4

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Robert Reich: The Most Dangerous Corporation In America – OpEd

Draw a circle around all the assets in America now devoted to Artificial Intelligence.  Draw a second circle around all

22.06.2025 3

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Robert Reich: The Democrats’ ‘Great Un-Awokening’ Is A Giant Political Diversion – OpEd

Some leading Democrats are now engaged in what’s being called the “Great Un-awokening.”  Former Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel calls

18.06.2025 3

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Robert Reich: The Most Regressive Bill In, Well, History – OpEd

The giant Trump Republican bill now before the Senate — Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” — cuts taxes for

17.06.2025 5

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Robert Reich: Trump’s Police State – OpEd

Now that Trump’s tariffs have been halted, his One Big Beautiful Bill has been stymied, and his multibillionaire tech bro

11.06.2025 10

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How Should We Respond to Trump’s National Guard Deployment Against the People of LA?

08.06.2025 6

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Musk Vs. Trump – OpEd

I’m trying not to be too delighted about the new reality TV show starring Elon and Donald, but the dialogue

08.06.2025 6

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Robert Reich: While America’s Front Doors Are Closing To China, Back Doors Are Opening – OpEd

When it comes to non-Americans, Trump and his regime are clear: Foreigners — especially if they’re Chinese — are no

06.06.2025 5

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Robert Reich: Trump’s Vicious Attack On The American Mind – OpEd

Why is Trump trying to cancel “Sesame Street,” which has helped children learn to read and count for over half

04.06.2025 20

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Robert Reich: How To Protect Our Judges – OpEd

One of our highest priorities in this darkness must be to protect the people who are doing the most right

03.06.2025 6

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The Tragic History Of Neoliberalism – OpEd

I rarely ask you to look at charts. Today is an exception. This one is from the Economic Policy Institute.

01.06.2025 10

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Robert Reich: The Reemergence Of Social Darwinism – OpEd

Cut Medicaid to give billionaires a huge tax cut. But why?  They say they want a smaller government, but that can’t

30.05.2025 10

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Neoliberalism Cannot Be Rehabilitated

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Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: The Truth About The Medicaid Work Requirement – OpEd

One of my purposes in sending you this daily letter is to give you the truth about an important issue

30.05.2025 10

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6 Truths About Medicaid Work Requirements the GOP Doesn’t Want You to Share

29.05.2025 6

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Four Years Of College Shouldn’t Be The Only Gateway To The Middle Class – OpEd

Trump’s latest idiotic idea of redistributing $3 billion in grant money from Harvard to trade schools, which he posted, masks a

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A New Phase of Trump Neofascism

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Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: As These Senators Go Home For The Memorial Day Weekend … – OpEd

As Republican senators go home for the Memorial Day weekend, it’s an excellent time for those of you who live

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Robert Reich: What You Need To Share About The ‘One Big Beautiful’ Ugly Horrible Bill – OpEd

The old professor in me thinks the best way to convey to you how utterly awful the so-called “one big

23.05.2025 10

Eurasia Review

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The House’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Only Beautiful If You’re Rich

22.05.2025 4

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Stop Asking About A Biden ‘Cover-Up’ – OpEd

I’m truly sorry that Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer. But the Biden news that’s been dominating

21.05.2025 3

Eurasia Review

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Robert Reich: The Bond Vigilantes – OpEd

Last Friday, the credit rating of the United States was downgraded. Moody’s, the ratings firm, announced that the U.S. government’s

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