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Robert B. Reich: The rebirth of industrial democracy

Robert Reich: We may be witnessing a rebirth of the early 20th century movement toward "industrial democracy."

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Robert B. Reich: Conditions are ripe for another economic crash

Robert Reich: We're careening toward the same sort of crash we had in 2008, and possibly as bad as 1929.

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Robert B. Reich: How to stop Trump's lie machine

Robert B. Reich: As the political season heats up, Donald Trump is ramping up his lies, here's how to push back.

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Robert B. Reich: Trump's art of the no-deal

Robert Reich: For a supposed "deal maker," Donald Trump hasn't made any that have stuck thus far.

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Robert B. Reich: What are we going to do?

bs-ed-op-0704-reich-action-20180703. Robert Reich lists seven ways citizens can fight the Trump administration to preserve the future of our democracy.

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Robert B. Reich: The constitutional crisis is now

Robert Reich: A constitutional crisis does not occur suddenly like a coup, it happens gradually. It's happening now.

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Robert B. Reich: Is a second American civil war possible?

When Donald Trump says the political system is "rigged," he's not far off the mark, says Robert Reich. 

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Robert B. Reich: Trump's drug plan shows he isn't willing to take on Big Pharma

bs-ed-op-0516-reich-pharma-20180515. Rather than take on Big Pharma, President Trump blames foreigners for high drug prices says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: How Democrats can stop Trump (and prevent future Trumps)

Donald Trump isn't the cause of what's happened to America, he's the consequence, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: The shameful silence of the CEOs

Big corporations and Wall Street essentially own the GOP, yet they won't take a stand to save it, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: While China picks winners, Trump picks losers

bs-ed-op-0418-reich-china-20180417. America has always had an industrial policy, says Robert Reich. The real question is whether it's forward- or backward-looking

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Robert B. Reich: The dangers of an untethered Trump

Robert Reich: President Trump untethered is a more petty, vindictive, belligerent and dangerous version of his former self.

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Robert B. Reich: Dollars for decency

Consumers should follow the lead of advertisers abandoning shows offering offensive views, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: The menace of a mad king

Donald Trump is Mad King who says or does anything his gut tells him to, while his courtiers genuflect, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Even after sentencing, America still has a Shkreli problem

Martin Shkreli is just one of many unbridled narcissists who've held positions of power in America, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: The unconscionable conflicts of Jared Kushner

It appears Jared Kushner is using his White House perch to make money for himself, just as his father-in-law is, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: The moral movement against violence is gaining steam

Donald Trump deserves credit for America's new moral movements, says Robert Reich: They developed as a counter to him.

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Robert B. Reich: Has the real meaning of America been lost?

We are forgetting the real meaning of America — the ideals on which our nation was built, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Trump's tax cut is fueling stock buybacks, not wage increases

The president's tax cut is fueling corporate stock buybacks, not wage increases, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Trump's divide-and-conquer strategy is working

bs-ed-op-0207-reich-trump-20180206. Donald Trump has intentionally cleaved America into two warring camps: pro-Trump and anti-Trump, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Trump's America: Open to global capital, not people

In President Trump's America, global capital is welcome, but global people aren't, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: How Trump is destroying the GOP

Under Donald Trump, the GOP no longer cares about the federal debt, states' rights or Russian aggression, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Let's not use euphemisms for conduct unbecoming a president

It's time the media call Donald Trump's behavior what it is rather than try to normalize it through euphemisms, says Robert B. Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Trump may be dumb, but he's a talented con man

Donald Trump may be dumb, but he's still brilliant at conning people, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Trump making little progress on promises to voters

President Trump has broken many of the promises he made to voters on the campaign trail, says Robert B. Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: A year with Trump

America has had its share of crooks, bigots and incompetents, but never has a president embodied all traits like Mr. Trump, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Why making American corporations more competitive doesn't help most Americans

It's folly to think U.S. corporations will turn tax cuts into good American jobs, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: The true path to prosperity

Economic growth doesn't "trickle down;" it rises up from investment in average Americans, says Robert B. Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Is Mnuchin a fool or a knave?

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin isn't a fool, but he is a knave, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: We're now seeing a backlash against the bullies

The revolt against Mr. Trump is a backlash against bullying in all its forms, says Robert B. Reich.

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Reich: Patriotism, taxes and Trump

The Republican party's tax plan is payback to its mega-donors, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Trump's most damning legacy

Donald Trump has sacrificed American democracy to achieve his own selfish ends, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: The huge tax heist

Robert B. Reich shows why the average American's tax bill and other expenses will rise under the Republican's $5.8 trillion tax "cut" plan.

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Robert B. Reich: How to end crony capitalism

Big money is buying giant tax cuts, allowing Russia to interfere in future elections, and killing Americans, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Is Trump unraveling?

Donald Trump is unraveling and Republicans need to face it, says Robert B. Reich.

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Reich: A memo to Rex Tillerson about the 'moron'

The reason Rex Tillerson's moronic comment made headlines is because the president really is a moron, says Robert Reich.

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Robert B. Reich: Trump's presidency is becoming increasingly irrelevant

Donald Trump is no longer the president of the United States, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Trump focuses on nonexistent problems, worsens actual problems

President Trump finds problems that don't exist and simultaneously neglects or worsens every major problem facing America, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Google, Trump and the arrogance of power

Robert Reich: Google and President Trump both use their clout and cash to stifle criticism.

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Robert B. Reich: Trump has hardly championed the average American worker

In his first seven months as president, Mr. Trump has done nothing for American workers, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Trump is on the road to irrelevance

It's unlikely Donald Trump will be impeached, but he can be made irrelevant, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Making America hate again

Donald Trump and Steve Bannon have encouraged a civil war between the president's base of support — mostly white and worried — and everyone else, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Night thoughts on Trump and America

Some presidents get us talking about civil rights and civil liberties. Trump has got us talking about democracy versus tyranny, says Robert Reich.

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Reich: Trump reeling from loss on Affordable Care Act

Donald Trump wants his base to become increasingly angry and politically mobilized so that it will continue to exert an outsized influence on the Republican Party.

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Reich: A dozen ways in which Trump has let down supporters

Robert Reich chronicles a dozen ways in which President Trump has let down supporters.

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Reich: The Trump standard

Winning at all costs is the only thing that's standard in Trumpworld, says Robert B. Reich.

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Reich: It's time for Medicare for all

Democrats shouldn't merely defend the Affordable Care Act. They should also go on the offensive —  pushing Medicare for all.

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Robert B. Reich: Health-care bill is a giant wealth transfer to the rich

The Senate's bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is not a health-care bill. It's a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans paid for by the poorest

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Robert B. Reich: Government by and for Trump

Trump has filled his administration with people more loyal to him than they are to America.

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Reich: Why is Trump doing Putin's bidding?

Robert Reich explores the reasons Donald Trump might have done Vladimir Putin's bidding, and why it could continue.