Robert Reich
Robert B. Reich is Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, including as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century.
Professor Reich writes at robertreich.substack.com. He is also the co-founder of Inequality Media and Inequality Media Civic Action where he serves as the primary presenter of its explainer videos and contributes to its posts.
Reich has written 19 books, including the best sellers Aftershock, The Work of Nations, and Beyond Outrage and The System: Who Rigged It and How We Fix It. His newest book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine.
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Jeff Bezos says raising his taxes is pointless. That's why we need a wealth tax that even the slipperiest of billionaires can't wriggle their way out of. -
Private equity has already ransacked our healthcare system, our housing market, and even our grocery stores. Now, they want to tackle your favorite football team. -
Robert Reich lists four things that make Jeff Bezos the worst of today's billionaires. -
What's the lesson from the 2024 election? While Republicans steadily cut taxes on the rich, allowing inequality to skyrocket, many Democrats abandoned the working class. -
Robert Reich talks about something that's caused a lot of fear-mongering: government spending that protects the wellbeing of the people. -
Robert Reich breaks down how the mainstream media draws a false equivalence between the right and the left and misleads the public about what's really at stake. -
Trump claims America’s affordability crisis is a “con job.” Baloney. -
Deafening noise. Extreme water use. Massive electricity consumption. And 70% of Americans don't want them built in their communities. -
Donald Trump wants you to think that the least powerful people in this country are the most responsible for your problems. But you can’t deport your way out of a rigged economy. -
Robert Reich opposed gerrymandering in the past. And he’d continue to oppose it during normal times. But these are not normal times.
