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The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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NEW: Trump wants to raise tariffs — and it’s going to come out of your pocket.
@rbreich.bsky.social explains how Trump's trade war will hurt American families.
@rbreich.bsky.social explains how Trump's trade war will hurt American families.
Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders joined striking Starbucks United workers in New York.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
A Powerful Message From Zohran and Bernie
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders joined striking Starbucks United workers in New York.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders joined striking Starbucks United workers in New York.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders joined striking Starbucks United workers in New York.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
Listen to their powerful message of solidarity.
Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year ($1 trillion over ten years!).
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
The system is broken.
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
The system is broken.
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year ($1 trillion over ten years!).
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
The system is broken.
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
The system is broken.
Billions of your tax dollars are going to Palantir Technologies, the backbone of Trump's anti-immigrant police state.
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Billions of your tax dollars are going to Palantir Technologies, the backbone of Trump's anti-immigrant police state.
New York lawmakers have proposed requiring retailers to disclose when they use "surveillance pricing" tactics to gouge consumers.
It's a much-needed step towards reining in how companies can weaponize your personal data.
Watch Lina Khan explain how it works.
It's a much-needed step towards reining in how companies can weaponize your personal data.
Watch Lina Khan explain how it works.
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New York lawmakers have proposed requiring retailers to disclose when they use "surveillance pricing" tactics to gouge consumers.
It's a much-needed step towards reining in how companies can weaponize your personal data.
Watch Lina Khan explain how it works.
It's a much-needed step towards reining in how companies can weaponize your personal data.
Watch Lina Khan explain how it works.
Rising grocery prices resulting from Trump’s failure to keep his biggest promise will hit all of us — no matter who we voted for.
Remember this at the Thanksgiving table this year.
Remember this at the Thanksgiving table this year.
Did Trump Ruin Thanksgiving?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Rising grocery prices resulting from Trump’s failure to keep his biggest promise will hit all of us — no matter who we voted for.
Remember this at the Thanksgiving table this year.
Remember this at the Thanksgiving table this year.
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
America has always had a two-tiered economy.
But today’s widening gap between the richest Americans and everyone else is so extreme that even the CEOs of America’s largest corporations are worried.
Here’s why.
But today’s widening gap between the richest Americans and everyone else is so extreme that even the CEOs of America’s largest corporations are worried.
Here’s why.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
America has always had a two-tiered economy.
But today’s widening gap between the richest Americans and everyone else is so extreme that even the CEOs of America’s largest corporations are worried.
Here’s why.
But today’s widening gap between the richest Americans and everyone else is so extreme that even the CEOs of America’s largest corporations are worried.
Here’s why.
NEW: Jimmy Kimmel is coming back on the air — less than a week after Disney caved to pressure from Trump's FCC Chair to silence him.
This is a testament to the power of consumer boycotts.
This is a testament to the power of consumer boycotts.
Why Corporate Media is Bending the Knee
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
NEW: Jimmy Kimmel is coming back on the air — less than a week after Disney caved to pressure from Trump's FCC Chair to silence him.
This is a testament to the power of consumer boycotts.
This is a testament to the power of consumer boycotts.
Today is Robert Reich's favorite holiday — National Voter Registration Day!
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September 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Today is Robert Reich's favorite holiday — National Voter Registration Day!
nationalvoterregistrationday.org
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NEW: With Trump acting as both POTUS and as his own crypto brand ambassador, it’s hard to tell which job he’s doing at any given moment.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEW: With Trump acting as both POTUS and as his own crypto brand ambassador, it’s hard to tell which job he’s doing at any given moment.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
NEW: Energy prices are soaring. So what is Trump doing about it?
Gutting clean energy projects while showering his Big Oil donors with billions of dollars in special tax breaks.
Gutting clean energy projects while showering his Big Oil donors with billions of dollars in special tax breaks.
The Secret Behind High Gas Prices
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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September 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: Energy prices are soaring. So what is Trump doing about it?
Gutting clean energy projects while showering his Big Oil donors with billions of dollars in special tax breaks.
Gutting clean energy projects while showering his Big Oil donors with billions of dollars in special tax breaks.
In Trump’s pay-to-play justice system, you can get away with defrauding nursing homes, skirting your taxes, and committing securities fraud.
So much for “law and order.”
So much for “law and order.”
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In Trump’s pay-to-play justice system, you can get away with defrauding nursing homes, skirting your taxes, and committing securities fraud.
So much for “law and order.”
So much for “law and order.”
Our national parks generated $56 billion in visitor spending and supported 415,000 jobs in 2023.
The entire National Park Service budget was just $3.6 billion.
That’s some return on investment — so why is Donald Trump taking an axe to our parks?
The entire National Park Service budget was just $3.6 billion.
That’s some return on investment — so why is Donald Trump taking an axe to our parks?
Donald Trump’s New Enemy? Our National Parks
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Our national parks generated $56 billion in visitor spending and supported 415,000 jobs in 2023.
The entire National Park Service budget was just $3.6 billion.
That’s some return on investment — so why is Donald Trump taking an axe to our parks?
The entire National Park Service budget was just $3.6 billion.
That’s some return on investment — so why is Donald Trump taking an axe to our parks?
Remember when all Trump talked about was how he would make groceries cheaper?
August 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Remember when all Trump talked about was how he would make groceries cheaper?
The cruel attempt to strip due process from immigrants is an attack on all of us.
If government can arbitrarily target one group today, they can target anyone tomorrow.
If government can arbitrarily target one group today, they can target anyone tomorrow.
What is Due Process?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The cruel attempt to strip due process from immigrants is an attack on all of us.
If government can arbitrarily target one group today, they can target anyone tomorrow.
If government can arbitrarily target one group today, they can target anyone tomorrow.
Everyday Americans are tired of getting screwed over while the richest of the rich siphon off the economy’s gains.
Here's how we build a politics that puts working people first.
Here's how we build a politics that puts working people first.
How to Take the Fight to the Oligarchy
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Everyday Americans are tired of getting screwed over while the richest of the rich siphon off the economy’s gains.
Here's how we build a politics that puts working people first.
Here's how we build a politics that puts working people first.
A top DOGE operative put the IRS' free tax filing tool on the chopping block just days after meeting with tax prep software lobbyists.
It's yet another example of how DOGE is putting the needs of billionaires and corporations ahead of the American people.
It's yet another example of how DOGE is putting the needs of billionaires and corporations ahead of the American people.
How DOGE Helps Billionaires Evade Taxes
Here’s the real reason why DOGE is gutting the IRS. (Hint: it has nothing to do with “efficiency.”)
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July 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A top DOGE operative put the IRS' free tax filing tool on the chopping block just days after meeting with tax prep software lobbyists.
It's yet another example of how DOGE is putting the needs of billionaires and corporations ahead of the American people.
It's yet another example of how DOGE is putting the needs of billionaires and corporations ahead of the American people.
Why is Trump so hell-bent on defunding PBS?
It’s part of a larger plan – one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
It’s part of a larger plan – one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?
Why is Trump so hell-bent on defunding PBS? It’s part of a larger plan — one where he can control not just what we do, b
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July 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Why is Trump so hell-bent on defunding PBS?
It’s part of a larger plan – one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
It’s part of a larger plan – one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders." [Via @_itep]
June 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders." [Via @_itep]
NEW: Is your personal data being weaponized against you when you shop?
Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else?
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains the shady corporate tactic known as “surveillance pricing.”
Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else?
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains the shady corporate tactic known as “surveillance pricing.”
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off? Well, they may already be doing that thanks
www.youtube.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW: Is your personal data being weaponized against you when you shop?
Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else?
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains the shady corporate tactic known as “surveillance pricing.”
Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else?
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains the shady corporate tactic known as “surveillance pricing.”
Our latest video features the one and only Lina Khan, a true public servant and the oligarchy's worst nightmare!
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Our latest video features the one and only Lina Khan, a true public servant and the oligarchy's worst nightmare!
"We seek not just equality as a right and a theory, but equality as a fact and equality as a result."
60 years ago today, LBJ explained what freedom really means.
60 years ago today, LBJ explained what freedom really means.
June 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"We seek not just equality as a right and a theory, but equality as a fact and equality as a result."
60 years ago today, LBJ explained what freedom really means.
60 years ago today, LBJ explained what freedom really means.
A recent FTC report found that the "Big Three" pharmacy benefit managers — middlemen for 80% of prescriptions — jacked up the price of lifesaving medications by as much as 7,736%.
The result? $7.3 billion in extra revenue from 2017 through 2022.
The result? $7.3 billion in extra revenue from 2017 through 2022.
When 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht tried to get a refill on his inhaler, the medication he needed had jumped from $70 to over $500.
So Cole couldn't get his medicine to prevent asthma attacks. Five days later he had a severe asthma attack and died.
Now, his family is suing.
So Cole couldn't get his medicine to prevent asthma attacks. Five days later he had a severe asthma attack and died.
Now, his family is suing.
Parents sue over son's asthma death days after inhaler price soared without warning
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.
www.nbcnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A recent FTC report found that the "Big Three" pharmacy benefit managers — middlemen for 80% of prescriptions — jacked up the price of lifesaving medications by as much as 7,736%.
The result? $7.3 billion in extra revenue from 2017 through 2022.
The result? $7.3 billion in extra revenue from 2017 through 2022.
“You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up.”
The movie ‘A Bug’s Life’ has a lot to teach us about power.
The movie ‘A Bug’s Life’ has a lot to teach us about power.
June 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up.”
The movie ‘A Bug’s Life’ has a lot to teach us about power.
The movie ‘A Bug’s Life’ has a lot to teach us about power.