Robert B. Reich's Blog, page 105

Their Real Goal: To Make Us All So Cynical About Government, We Give Up

An old friend who has been active in politics for more than thirty years tells me he’s giving...

INEQUALITY FOR ALL now playing. Check your local listings. Great...

INEQUALITY FOR ALL now playing. Check your local listings. Great reviews (91% on “rotten tomatoes”). And given what the radical Republicans are doing to our democracy and our economy, more important than ever.

Why Obama and the Democrats Shouldn't Negotiate with Extortionists

As a child I was bullied by bigger boys who threatened to beat me up if I didn’t give them what they...

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Why Won't Bill O'Reilly Debate Me?

Bill O’Reilly slammed me on his Fox News show last night for mentioning, in a New York Times...

The House Republicans' Dangerous New Constitutional Doctrine: Repealing Laws by De-Funding Them

Yesterday morning on ABC’s “This Week,” Newt Gingrich and I debated whether House...

American Bile

Not long ago I was walking toward an airport departure gate when a man approached me.
“Are you...

Why the Upcoming Shutdowns and Defaults are Symptoms of a Deeper Republican Malady

Congressional Republicans have gone directly from conservatism to fanaticism without any intervening...

The Myth of the "Free Market" and How to Make the Economy Work for Us

One of the most deceptive ideas continuously sounded by the Right (and its fathomless think tanks...

Happy Birthday Occupy

Two years ago the “Occupy” movement roared into view, summoning the energies and...