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Short Takes with Robert Reich

Is the Supreme Court about to legalize corruption?

By Robert Reich
Published June 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM PDT

For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy our political system — and it may get a whole lot worse.

David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, reveals the full story of how we got here, and what we can do to get out of it.

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Is the Supreme Court About to Legalize Corruption? (ft. David Sirota)

Short Takes with Robert Reich
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.
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