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
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Reposted by Efrén O. Pérez
Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor.
Pass it on to a conservative family member near you.
That spells disaster for your Holiday dinner.
Reposted by Steve Peers, Albert Weale, Olivier Mannoni
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It's also a warning about what happens when greed runs the economy.
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Reposted by Pam Jarvis
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
It’s corrosive to our economy and democracy.
Reposted by Henry Jones
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
By garnishing their wages.
When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?
By extending their tax cuts.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Jonathan A. Foley, Steve Peers
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-the-shittiest-year
Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media.
They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.
60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.
This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
At least half have benefited from his policies or actions — including pardons.
Here's what you need to know about Trump's pay-to-pardon scheme. https://youtu.be/NflcWXdV-B0?si=-IZPsTPWFeqOrZIB
Reposted by Nora V. Demleitner, Ann Bartow
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.