Robert Reich @RBBReichh

Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder, @InequalityMedia. Preorder my new book below Berkeley, CA Joined April 2012

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts. And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B. We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025. Trump can blame Biden all he wants, but the economic nosedive we're witnessing is a product of MAGA chaos.

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Robert Reich @RBReich

2 years ago

Are we in a second Gilded Age? Is Trump really a fascist? Why are we so politically polarized? How did corporations take over our politics? To understand the present, study the past. Please join me as I share 6 crucial lessons from history.

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Robert Reich @RBReich

3 years ago

What’s really driving inflation? How do we stop corporations from price gouging? What can we do to build a better economy for working people? @SolanaRice and I sat down to discuss.

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump's budget plan includes a record $1 trillion in military spending. At the same time, he wants to cut $163 billion in housing, education, healthcare, climate, and labor programs to pay for tax cuts that will mostly go to the rich. "Fiscal responsibility."

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump is losing it. His “two doll” trade war is cratering the economy. And national pushback against his agenda is growing — both in the courts and on the streets. What does it all mean? We discuss this and more on a new Coffee Klatch. youtu.be/-3WQz_T3LTk

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." —MLK

More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS

5 months ago

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." —MLK

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election. 70% of these donations went to Republicans. Now, Trump and the GOP are gutting the FEC — which enforces campaign finance and anti-corruption laws. See how this works?

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump is threatening to revoke Harvard’s tax exempt status because the university refused to cave to his demands. Why is he so hell-bent on attacking universities? Because an educated and informed citizenry has always been the biggest threat to a dictator's power.

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health researchers work to protect miners from black lung disease, firefighters from cancer, and workers everywhere from dangerous workplace hazards. Trump is planning to fire 85% of them. Make no mistake: this will cost workers…

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump’s regime is coming for anyone who speaks up against him. But there is courage — and hope — in solidarity.

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5 months ago

Senate Republicans voted to kill an EPA rule limiting the seven most hazardous air pollutants emitted by chemical plants and other industrial facilities. Inhaling even small amounts of these pollutants can cause brain damage and cancer. How is this Making America Healthy Again?

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

DOGE has gutted life-saving programs like: -Malaria & HIV/AIDS prevention -NOAA forecasting -FEMA disaster response -USDA food safety -FAA aviation safety -FDA flu vaccine research All to "save" an alleged $160B. We're losing vital services for hardly anything in return.

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5 months ago

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS." Here's what Mr. Rogers told Congress when Richard Nixon tried gutting public broadcasting 56 years ago.

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump and DOGE are making devastating cuts to agencies and programs that serve the public — all in the name of rooting out "fraud and waste." Meanwhile, the regime is reportedly planning a military parade for Trump's birthday that could cost an estimated $92 million. Hello?

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump's budget calls for a 22% cut that would hit the CDC, NIH, FEMA, EPA loan programs aimed at protecting drinking water, and much more. All to finance giant tax cuts for the rich. Oh and Trump is proposing a record $1 trillion military budget. "Fiscal responsibility."

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Gutting funding for public media will cut off news sources for millions of Americans. That’s exactly what Trump wants: to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all. It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

Trump is not only pulling Americans together but also pulling American institutions together in ways no one could have predicted just months ago. A Great Pushback seems to be happening. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-great-pu…

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

This is a major blow to the Trump regime’s deportation blitz — issued by a Trump appointed judge. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-alien-en…

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Robert Reich @RBReich

5 months ago

D.C. taxpayers could be on the hook for over $1B to build a new stadium for the Washington Commanders. The team's owner is a private equity mogul worth nearly $10B. Here's what you should know about the billionaires' public subsidy stadium scam.