Robert B. Reich's Blog, page 103

A NEW YEAR’S MESSAGEDespite do-nothing congressional...

A NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE

Despite do-nothing congressional Republicans, we ARE making progress around the country because Americans are organizing and mobilizing. Together we can make 2014 the year we turn the tide on economic inequality.

Why You Shouldn't Succumb to Defeatism About the Affordable Care Act

Whatever happened to American can-do optimism?  Even before the Affordable Care Act covers its first...

The Meaning of a Decent Society

It’s the season to show concern for the less fortunate among us. We should also be concerned about...

When Charity Begins at Home (Particularly the Homes of the Wealthy)

It’s charity time, and not just because the holiday season reminds us to be charitable. As the tax...

Raw Deal

About the only good thing that can be said about the budget deal just patched together by House...

JP Morgan Chase, the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, and the Corruption of America

The Justice Department has just obtained documents showing that JPMorgan Chase, Wall Street’s...

One Answer to Low-Wage Work: Redistributing the Gains

The President’s speech yesterday on inequality avoided the “R” word. No politician...

The True Price of Great Holiday Deals

The most important website last weekend and in weeks to come — on which the hopes and fears of...

How the Republican Tempest Over the Affordable Care Act Diverts Attention from Three Large Truths

Having failed to defeat the Affordable Care Act in Congress, to beat it back in the last election,...

What Walmart Could Learn from Henry Ford

Walmart just reported shrinking sales for a third straight quarter. What’s going on? Explained...