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The first step to fixing our economy is understanding the real problem — big money corrupting our politics and rigging the system against working people. Watch.
The 10 Biggest Myths About Our Economy
Robert Reich
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January 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The first step to fixing our economy is understanding the real problem — big money corrupting our politics and rigging the system against working people. Watch.
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Far-right extremists have recklessly let the Affordable Care Act tax credits expire.
House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans.
How many House Republicans will join us?
House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans.
How many House Republicans will join us?
January 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Far-right extremists have recklessly let the Affordable Care Act tax credits expire.
House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans.
How many House Republicans will join us?
House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans.
How many House Republicans will join us?
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Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
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The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. That's unacceptable.
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. That's unacceptable.
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
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Ukraine Just Pulled Off a Major Leadership Switch - And It’s Brilliant youtu.be/KnxquW7DOF0?...
Ukraine Just Pulled Off a Major Leadership Switch - And It’s Brilliant
YouTube video by Ukraine Matters
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January 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Ukraine Just Pulled Off a Major Leadership Switch - And It’s Brilliant youtu.be/KnxquW7DOF0?...
@takecontrolbooks.com I have Apple Numbers v14.4. I currently have the 2nd edition of Take Control of Numbers. Are there any future plans for a new edition?
December 31, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@takecontrolbooks.com I have Apple Numbers v14.4. I currently have the 2nd edition of Take Control of Numbers. Are there any future plans for a new edition?
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Attendees at last night’s White House dinner honoring MBS were all doing business with him and Saudi Arabia.
Under Trump, the only normative rule is to gain as much power and money as possible.
Power and wealth are honored, even if the honoree has greenlit a brutal murder.
Under Trump, the only normative rule is to gain as much power and money as possible.
Power and wealth are honored, even if the honoree has greenlit a brutal murder.
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Attendees at last night’s White House dinner honoring MBS were all doing business with him and Saudi Arabia.
Under Trump, the only normative rule is to gain as much power and money as possible.
Power and wealth are honored, even if the honoree has greenlit a brutal murder.
Under Trump, the only normative rule is to gain as much power and money as possible.
Power and wealth are honored, even if the honoree has greenlit a brutal murder.
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"Experts have called the possibility of losing elimination status for measles 'deeply embarrassing' for a wealthy country with the medical resources of the United States..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Experts have called the possibility of losing elimination status for measles 'deeply embarrassing' for a wealthy country with the medical resources of the United States..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
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Trump welcomes MBS to the White House today to discuss a new arms deal.
Trump's family also has lucrative ongoing real estate deals with the Saudis.
He'll overlook the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to pad his pockets and boost the bottom line of the military industrial complex.
Trump's family also has lucrative ongoing real estate deals with the Saudis.
He'll overlook the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to pad his pockets and boost the bottom line of the military industrial complex.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump welcomes MBS to the White House today to discuss a new arms deal.
Trump's family also has lucrative ongoing real estate deals with the Saudis.
He'll overlook the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to pad his pockets and boost the bottom line of the military industrial complex.
Trump's family also has lucrative ongoing real estate deals with the Saudis.
He'll overlook the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to pad his pockets and boost the bottom line of the military industrial complex.
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A federal court just struck down the unlawfully gerrymandered Texas congressional map.
House Democrats will not let Republican extremists rig the midterm elections.
We will continue to fight back hard.
And the American people are winning.
House Democrats will not let Republican extremists rig the midterm elections.
We will continue to fight back hard.
And the American people are winning.
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A federal court just struck down the unlawfully gerrymandered Texas congressional map.
House Democrats will not let Republican extremists rig the midterm elections.
We will continue to fight back hard.
And the American people are winning.
House Democrats will not let Republican extremists rig the midterm elections.
We will continue to fight back hard.
And the American people are winning.
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Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year.
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.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
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.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year.
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.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
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.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
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Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things, but— "
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things, but— "
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
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Riding the high of Trump's latest tax cuts, corporations are seeing record profits and will make over $1.1T in stock buybacks this year — an all-time high.
Meanwhile, layoffs have totaled 1.1M so far in 2025 — the highest level since the pandemic.
"New Golden Age" for whom?
Meanwhile, layoffs have totaled 1.1M so far in 2025 — the highest level since the pandemic.
"New Golden Age" for whom?
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Riding the high of Trump's latest tax cuts, corporations are seeing record profits and will make over $1.1T in stock buybacks this year — an all-time high.
Meanwhile, layoffs have totaled 1.1M so far in 2025 — the highest level since the pandemic.
"New Golden Age" for whom?
Meanwhile, layoffs have totaled 1.1M so far in 2025 — the highest level since the pandemic.
"New Golden Age" for whom?
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Congressman Al Green Calls for Deposit Insurance Reform to Protect All Americans. You can access and listen to Rep. Green's remarks during the House Committee on Financial Services hearing here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ypkh...
Congressman Al Green Calls for Deposit Insurance Reform to Protect All Americans
YouTube video by Rep. Al Green
m.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Congressman Al Green Calls for Deposit Insurance Reform to Protect All Americans. You can access and listen to Rep. Green's remarks during the House Committee on Financial Services hearing here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ypkh...
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The Farce Will Be With Him... Always.
Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."
October 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Farce Will Be With Him... Always.
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Trump's Big Ugly Bill includes a $39B annual business tax break for millionaires.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
October 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Trump's Big Ugly Bill includes a $39B annual business tax break for millionaires.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
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The brutality. The corruption. The lies.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The brutality. The corruption. The lies.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
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California has seen enough.
President Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is coming for another of our cities, and violence and vandalism are exactly what they’re looking for to invoke chaos.
Help keep yourself and your communities safe. Remain peaceful.
President Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is coming for another of our cities, and violence and vandalism are exactly what they’re looking for to invoke chaos.
Help keep yourself and your communities safe. Remain peaceful.
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
California has seen enough.
President Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is coming for another of our cities, and violence and vandalism are exactly what they’re looking for to invoke chaos.
Help keep yourself and your communities safe. Remain peaceful.
President Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is coming for another of our cities, and violence and vandalism are exactly what they’re looking for to invoke chaos.
Help keep yourself and your communities safe. Remain peaceful.
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By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich.
There is no more "center" anymore, despite what pundits say.
Watch.
There is no more "center" anymore, despite what pundits say.
Watch.
The Failures of “Centrism”
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich.
There is no more "center" anymore, despite what pundits say.
Watch.
There is no more "center" anymore, despite what pundits say.
Watch.
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Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is painfully predictable:
1️⃣ Target a Democratic city
2️⃣ Lie about crime
3️⃣ Deploy heavily armed agents to aggressively detain innocent people and violate their rights
4️⃣ Create stress and chaos
5️⃣ Use self-created chaos as excuse for militarization
1️⃣ Target a Democratic city
2️⃣ Lie about crime
3️⃣ Deploy heavily armed agents to aggressively detain innocent people and violate their rights
4️⃣ Create stress and chaos
5️⃣ Use self-created chaos as excuse for militarization
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Trump and Stephen Miller’s authoritarian playbook is painfully predictable:
1️⃣ Target a Democratic city
2️⃣ Lie about crime
3️⃣ Deploy heavily armed agents to aggressively detain innocent people and violate their rights
4️⃣ Create stress and chaos
5️⃣ Use self-created chaos as excuse for militarization
1️⃣ Target a Democratic city
2️⃣ Lie about crime
3️⃣ Deploy heavily armed agents to aggressively detain innocent people and violate their rights
4️⃣ Create stress and chaos
5️⃣ Use self-created chaos as excuse for militarization
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Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025.
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025.
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
Still not sure we need Medicare for All?
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Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown:
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown:
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.