Robert Reich
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The Myth of the Rugged Individual
Aug 13, 2019In America today, your life chances depend largely on how you started—where you grew up and how much your parents earned.
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Where Your Tax Dollars Really Go
Aug 06, 2019Contrary to Republican talking points, programs like welfare and food stamps make up a tiny fraction of the federal budget.
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The Real Reason for Impeachment
Jul 30, 2019Impeachment may be politically risky—but still it's the right thing to do.
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How Corporate Welfare Hurts You
Jul 23, 2019When corporations get special handouts from the government, we have to pay more in taxes to make up for these hidden tax breaks, subsidies, and loopholes.
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America's Real Divide Isn't Left vs. Right. It's Democracy vs. Oligarchy.
Jul 16, 2019The only way to overcome the oligarchy and Trump’s divide-and-conquer strategy is for the rest of us to join together and win America back.
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Dems Cave on the Border
Jul 02, 2019How Democrats blew a golden opportunity to improve inhumane conditions on the border
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The "Center" of American Politics Is on the Left
Jun 25, 2019More Americans want a robust social safety net than you might think.
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The Seven Biggest Failures of Trumponomics
Jun 18, 2019The president thinks his policies have been great for the economy. Don't believe the hype.
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The Same Old Scare Tactic about Socialism
Jun 11, 2019For nearly a century, the right has derided every common sense, progressive advance as "socialism." Don't believe the hype.
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What Does Oligarchy Mean?
Jun 04, 2019America's imbalance of power and wealth is increasingly incompatible with democracy.
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Why We Must Legalize Marijuana
May 28, 2019The federal prohibition of marijuana has been unnecessarily cruel—wasting billions of dollars, unjustly harming millions of lives, and furthering racist policies.
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The House Now Has a Constitutional Duty to Impeach Trump
May 20, 2019When the framers designed the Constitution to protect against tyranny, they had a moment just like this in mind.
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The Divider-in-Chief
May 14, 2019Trump and his enablers would rather opponents focus on the ethnic, racial, and gender differences he uses to divide and conquer. Don’t fall for it.
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Congress Should Be Ready to Arrest Attorney General Barr if He Defies Subpoena
May 07, 2019How lawmakers can counter the president's most dangerous power grab yet.
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Five Responses to Climate Change Deniers
Apr 30, 2019The climate emergency is undeniable. Here's how to make that case.
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About the Author
Robert Reich is a founding editor of The American Prospect, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, and was Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. Time magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the last century. He has written thirteen books, including the best sellers Aftershock and The Work of Nations. His latest, Beyond Outrage, is now out in paperback. He is also chairman of Common Cause.
