Author Archives: Robert Reich

Baby Boomers—my generation, born between 1946 and 1964—dominated politics and the economy for years. There were just more Boomers than people of any other generation. But that’s no longer the case. Now, the biggest generation is the Millennials, born between 1983 and 2000. Continue reading →

On Friday, Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison. What if anything does Shkreli’s fall tell us about America? Continue reading →

Donald Trump once said he identified with Ayn Rand’s character Howard Roark in “The Fountainhead,” an architect so upset that a housing project he designed didn’t meet specifications he had it dynamited. Continue reading →

Before I turn to Jared Kushner, let me ask: Do you believe the U.S. government does the right thing all or most of the time? Continue reading →

Join the Ku Klux Klan and get 10 percent off on your next Fed Ex shipment! Continue reading →

In 1963 over 70 percent of Americans trusted government to do the right thing all or most of the time; nowadays only 16 percent do. Continue reading →

First, you can complain. Yell. Bang on the dinner table. Tell your family and friends the man is a dangerous fool. Explode every time you read something about him. Swear every time you see him on TV. Go ballistic when you listen to him or about him on the radio. Continue reading →

Trump’s promise that corporations will use his giant new tax cut to make new investments and raise workers’ wages is proving to be about as truthful as his promise to release his tax returns. Continue reading →

If Robert Mueller finds that Trump colluded with Russia to fix the 2016 election, or even if Trump fires Mueller before he makes such a finding, Trump’s supporters will protect Trump from any political fallout. Continue reading →

Fresh off passing massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, Trump and congressional Republicans want to use the deficit they’ve created to justify huge cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Continue reading →

Trump to global CEOs and financiers in Davos, Switzerland: “America is open for business.” We’re now a great place for you to make money. We’ve slashed taxes and regulations so you can make a bundle here. Continue reading →

America has never had a president as deeply unpopular at this stage of his presidency, or one who has sucked up more political oxygen. This isn’t good news for the Republican Party this November or in the future, because the GOP has sold its soul to Trump. Continue reading →

The evidence is in: The biggest beneficiaries of the Trump-Republican tax plan are shareholders. Continue reading →

Now that Trump has been president for almost a year, it’s time the media called his behavior for what it is rather than try to normalize it. Here are the six most misleading media euphemisms for conduct unbecoming a president . . . Continue reading →

For more than a year now, I’ve been hearing from people in the inner circles of official Washington—GOP lobbyists, Republican pundits, even a few Republican members of Congress—that Donald Trump is remarkably stupid. Continue reading →

Almost one year in, it’s time for another update for Trump voters on his election promises. Continue reading →

Last week, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch stood on the White House lawn, opining that Donald Trump’s presidency could be “the greatest presidency that we’ve seen, not only in generations, but maybe ever.” Continue reading →

“The American people have waited 31 long years to see our broken tax code overhauled,” the leaders of the Koch’s political network insisted in a letter to members of Congress recently, urging swift approval of the Republican tax plan. Continue reading →

Here are the 3 main Republican arguments in favor of the Republican tax plan, followed by the truth. Continue reading →

It’s often thought that Democrats care about fairness and not economic growth, while Republicans care about growth even at the cost of some fairness. Continue reading →

One of the most dangerous consequences of this awful period in American life is the denigration of the truth, and of institutions and people who tell it. Continue reading →

Selling the Trump-Republican tax plan should be awkward for an administration that has made patriotism its central theme. Continue reading →

It seems like forever, but it was just one year ago that Donald Trump was elected president. So what have we learned about the presidency and who is running the country? Continue reading →

In a radio interview on Thursday, Trump said “the saddest thing is, because I am the president of the United States, I am not supposed to be involved with the Justice Department. I’m not supposed to be involved with the FBI. I’m not supposed to be doing the kind of things I would love to be doing.” Continue reading →

The goal of Trump and the Republican leaders is to pull off a giant redistribution of over $1 trillion from the middle-class, working-class, and poor to the rich, who are already richer than ever. Continue reading →

You know the plot: The bank robbers set off a bomb down the street from the bank, and while everyone’s distracted they get away with the loot. Continue reading →

The old Democratic and Republican parties are exploding. When you take a closer look, America actually has six political parties right now. Continue reading →

The largest corporations and richest people in America—who donated billions of dollars to Republican candidates the House and Senate in the 2106 election—appear on the way to getting what they paid for: a giant tax cut. Continue reading →

By repealing DACA—Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals—Trump has endangered both these young immigrants and the economic security of America. Continue reading →