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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

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

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

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Robert Reich: What Every Washington Lobbyist Now Knows – OpEd

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

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

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

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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...

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Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Is Fascism in Writing

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

30.06.2025 4

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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

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Instead of Fearing Mamdani, Mainstream Dems Should Follow His Lead

27.06.2025 4

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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 3

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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

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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 7

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

08.06.2025 6

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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 5

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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 8

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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 7

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Neoliberalism Cannot Be Rehabilitated

30.05.2025 8

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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

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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

25.05.2025 7

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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

25.05.2025 8

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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

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

22.05.2025 4

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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

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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

21.05.2025 5

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Don't Blame the Bond Vigilantes—Just Tax the Rich!

19.05.2025 4

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Robert Reich: Trump Vs. The Supremes – OpEd

The showdown is nearly upon us. The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump regime cannot deport a group of Venezuelans

19.05.2025 9

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Robert Reich: The One Thing That’s Certain To Tank Trump Is Coming Soon – OpEd

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, says Trump’s tariffs are “too high” and it will have to raise prices because of

18.05.2025 4

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Robert Reich: Trump’s Huge Tariff Hoax – OpEd

On Sunday night, the U.S. announced that it is cutting tariffs on Chinese imports from 145 percent to 30 percent,

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Grifter-in-Chief Trump and the Grift That Keeps on Grifting

12.05.2025 2

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Robert Reich: Is Starbase The Future Of America? – OpEd

On Saturday, the town of Starbase, Texas, was born. The town includes Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch facility and company-owned land

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Robert Reich: Prices And Unemployment Are Heading Up, Everything Else Is Going Down – OpEd

The Federal Reserve decided this week to leave interest rates where they are, at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent. Although the Fed acknowledged that...

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Starbase: the Future Trump and Musk Want for America

09.05.2025 10

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Robert Reich: Don’t Call Them ‘Potential Conflicts Of Interest’ – OpEd

Words matter. When the media points out Trump’s “potential conflicts of interest,” as it has in recent days when describing Trump’s growing crypto...

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Robert Reich: George Washington Would Have Thrown Up – OpEd

Trump is planning a giant military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., to coincide with his 79th birthday on

05.05.2025 7

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Dear Media, Call It What It Is: Corruption

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'Mayday! Mayday!': It's May Day

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The Most Important Lesson Of Trump’s First Hundred Days – OpEd

Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first hundred days, “the first hundred days” of a presidency has become the first test

01.05.2025 6

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Robert Reich: How You May Find Yourself On The Front Line Of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown – OpEd

The most important constraints on the Trump regime during its heinous first hundred days have been (1) federal courts, (2)

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Robert Reich: The First 100 Days, Why We Must Mobilize – OpEd

Today is the start of the 14th week of the odious Trump regime. Wednesday will mark its first 100 days.  The U.S. Constitution is in peril. Civil...

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At This Rate, We Won't Survive Trump's Next 100 Days

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Robert Reich: Ineptitude, Incompetence, Stupidity, And Chaos – OpEd

Some Democrats fear they’re playing into Trump’s hands by fighting his mass deportations rather than focusing on his failures on

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Robert Reich: The Secession Of The Billionaire Class – OpEd

Billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the drop in the stock market is nothing to be concerned about because Americans

25.04.2025 6

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Robert Reich: Trump’s Playbook Is Viktor Orbán’s – OpEd

A few days ago I had breakfast with my old friend John Shattuck, who, as president of Central European University

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