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
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thank-you
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Reposted by Gerald Friedman
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
As we head into a critical midterm year, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W-lVRQQGtI
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How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
Please consider donating to @inequalitymedia.bsky.social to help power our work in 2026 and beyond. bit.ly/3NnwyFp
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Here's how his first round of tax cuts turned out.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
And after tens of thousands of young Americans were killed in Vietnam.
And when Nixon tried to cover up Watergate.
Today it roars once more — at the tyrant in the Oval Office.
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1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-year-of-reckoning
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
Democrats must remember this — and act on it.
But America is better than Trump and his chief bigot. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/stephen-millers-latest-bigoted-bullshit
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know.