Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
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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 was right then, and Republicans are proving him right today. Watch.
Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down
Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace
Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs
Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
Concessions prices can be double or even triple what they cost just across the street. But there’s a way to crack down.
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Without press freedom, we do not truly live in a free society.
This is why I urge the news media to boycott the White House in response to Trump's ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico.
Giving in to tyranny only invites more of it.
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Break up big banks.
Primary corporate Democrats.
Get Big Money out of politics.
The message of the Occupy Movement is as important today as it was 15 years ago.
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Don't believe me? Look at this chart.
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www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-cost-energy
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A president is supposed to govern for the benefit of the entire country — not for his own financial benefit.
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Do Big Tech execs actually want to be regulated — or just rig the rules in their favor?
And what about the money AI companies are pumping into the midterms?
@rbreich.bsky.social is back to discuss it all on a new Coffee Klatch.
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1) Help get out the vote.
2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference.
3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism.
We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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The last thing we need is another Trump-controlled media conglomerate abusing its power to stomp out competition.
This is a dangerous merger.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Why the hell is Trump trying to send him $2.8 billion worth of bombs?
What’s up with Trump’s obsession with the Kennedy Center?
And what does the Macklemore story tell us about power in America?
I’m back to discuss all of this, and much more, on a new Coffee Klatch.
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The Wall Street Journal and Deadline have slightly conflicting reports on timing.
If I were advising the state AGs, this is what I’d say:
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The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion.
Read that back.
Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
Should you be worried Palantir might be tracking how much guacamole you add to your burrito? Maybe not.
But you should be worried about what it’s doing for the federal government.
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Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court?
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
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The top tier: $300,000 for a speaking slot and a private dinner with Kennedy and Dr. Oz.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
See what DOGE was really all about?
And it’s not just gas prices. Trump has made your life more expensive in plenty of other ways.
Watch.
Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars.
History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
This of course comes after Trump received gifts or struck business deals with these countries.
See the problem?