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Robert Reich: The Sleeping Giant Awakens – OpEd

It’s a blowout.  Mamdani takes New York by storm, with over 50 percent of the vote — despite a torrent

06.11.2025 2

Eurasia Review

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Robert Reich: The Five Ingredients Of Zohran’s Secret Sauce – OpEd

Rather than belabor you today with the latest Trump outrages, I want to share with you conclusions I’ve drawn from

01.11.2025 2

Eurasia Review

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Progressives Can Learn From These 5 Secrets to Mamdani's Success

Progressives Can Learn From These 5 Secrets to Mamdani's Success
31.10.2025 20

Common Dreams

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Zohran Mamdani Should Herald the Birth of a New Democratic Party

Zohran Mamdani Should Herald the Birth of a New Democratic Party
24.10.2025 9

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Senate Republicans Find The Bottom – OpEd

Robert Reich: Senate Republicans Find The Bottom – OpEd

When it comes to becoming part of the Trump regime, there’s been only one litmus test, at least until now:

23.10.2025 2

Eurasia Review

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Trump's Billionaire Ballroom Is a Perfect Symbol of the Second Gilded Age

Trump's Billionaire Ballroom Is a Perfect Symbol of the Second Gilded Age
23.10.2025 3

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Friends, The Sleeping Giant Is Roaring – OpEd

Robert Reich: Friends, The Sleeping Giant Is Roaring – OpEd

On Saturday, 7 to 8 million of us took to the streets to demonstrate against Trump.  That’s not all.  Every

22.10.2025 2

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Robert Reich: Today And Forever, No Kings In America – OpEd

Robert Reich: Today And Forever, No Kings In America – OpEd

With No Kings rallies occurring across America, and the Trump administration’s unhinged reaction to them on full display, it’s never

19.10.2025 4

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Robert Reich: The Hatch Act? Wassat? Who Cares? – OpEd

Bad enough that planes are delayed due to the government shutdown. Now, thousands of stranded passengers have to watch Homeland

16.10.2025 2

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Robert Reich: Beware The Oligarchs’ Two Bubbles – OpEd

What happens when huge amounts of money pour into poorly understood and unregulated industries that promise spectacular profits for a

16.10.2025 1

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Robert Reich: They’re Calling It A ‘Hate America’ Rally – OpEd

You know Trump Republicans are worried when they slam a planned protest — more than a week before it occurs.  Last Friday,

14.10.2025 3

Eurasia Review

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Beware the Big Tech Oligarchs: Their AI-Crypto Bubble Is Bound to Burst

14.10.2025 7

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: Really? Qatar Gets Its Own Air Force Facility Inside The United States? Why? – OpEd

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at

13.10.2025 4

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Robert Reich: Want To Know Who’ll Be Our Next President? – OpEd

“This is exactly the moment for people to stand up. And do I see enough people doing it? No, I

12.10.2025 4

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Robert Reich: Why Has The Media Become So Vulnerable To Trump, And What Can We Do About It? – OpEd

Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves just two weeks and two days ago (although in Trump time, it seems far

10.10.2025 5

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Robert Reich: Trump’s Plan – OpEd

The direction we’re going is either martial law or civil war.  Americans from so-called “red” states, with the backing of

07.10.2025 4

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Robert Reich: How The Shutdown Ends – OpEd

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a good idea how this shutdown ends. Trump and Republicans will

05.10.2025 3

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This Government Shutdown Is Not Normal

03.10.2025 5

Common Dreams

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Don't Cave, Democrats—Explain!

01.10.2025 4

Common Dreams

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Robert Reich: The Slumbering Giant Is Awakening – OpEd

It was an extraordinary week. The slumbering giant of America is awakening.  Americans forced Disney to put Jimmy Kimmel back

30.09.2025 2

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

29.09.2025 8

Common Dreams

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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

27.09.2025 8

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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. 

23.09.2025 2

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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

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

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

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

Eurasia Review

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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

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

09.09.2025 3

Common Dreams

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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

15.08.2025 20

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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