Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
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Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich
Visit my website: https://rbreich.com/
Robert Bernard Reich is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and he served as secretary of labor in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He was also a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. In 2008, Time magazine named him one of the Ten Best Cabinet Members of the century; in the same year The Wall Street Journal placed him sixth on its list of Most Influential Business Thinkers. .. more
What can our children do to correct our mistakes?
These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short.
You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich
He lied — and DHS’s own data proves it.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about terrorizing communities.
Democrats must refuse to fund this cruelty.
Here's why these companies are so eager to get you to adopt it in your life (hint: it's a bubble). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
Reposted by Els Torreele
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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Then top administration officials intervened and ordered them to stop, triggering a wave of resignations in the process.
What is the regime trying to hide from us?
But in reality, MAHA has been focused on firing the food and medical research experts who actually make America healthy.
Donors who give $1M+ to a Trump-backed group organizing events for the nation's 250th anniversary will gain special access to, and can seek favors from, Trump himself.
Everything is for sale.
Together, we’re even more powerful. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-biggest-corporations-helping
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Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
-Gas and coal power plants
-Oil and gas refineries
-Petrochemical & chemical manufacturers
-Pesticide manufacturers
“Make America Healthy Again.”
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Remember when Trump promised to lower prices on Day One? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EXi6xyOXSk
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I don’t even want to know what a beer costs.
But even if you want to go to a regular-season sporting event, tickets and concession prices will cost you a small fortune.
Here’s one thing we can do about it.
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That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
It's the purest distillation of MAGA: fusing bigotry with uncontrollable greed.
Multiple reports estimate that his dismantling of the foreign aid agency directly contributed to thousands of deaths around the world.
And that’s just one piece of damage DOGE left behind. Watch.
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There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
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Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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Yesterday, an executive order was signed to QUADRUPLE the amount of beef imported into the U.S. from Argentina.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
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Has ICE gone too far for most Americans?
Can Trump really "nationalize" state elections?
@rbreich.bsky.social and Heather Lofthouse discuss it all on this week's pre-Super Bowl Coffee Klatch.
Ahead of tomorrow's Big Game, Heather and I break down the growing Trump backlash across America on today's Coffee Klatch.