Stories by Robert Reich

Robert B. Reich has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. His latest book is "Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few." His website is www.robertreich.org.  subscribe to Robert Reich's feed

WATCH: Robert Reich Exposes the Republican Tax Scam

Posted on: Feb 23, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Beware of the "border adjustment tax."

Robert Reich: 7 Signs American Democracy Is Sliding into Tyranny

Posted on: Feb 22, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Consider yourself warned.

WATCH: Robert Reich Reveals the 4 Dangerous Syndromes of Coping with Trump

Posted on: Feb 21, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Inoculate yourself against apathy, helplessness, and normalization.

Robert Reich: Why Trumponomics Will Fail Spectacularly

Posted on: Feb 20, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

It's pure fantasy.

Robert Reich: Donald Trump's 'America First' Economics is Pure Demagoguery

Posted on: Feb 18, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

We don’t boost the competitiveness of American workers through xenophobic grandstanding.

Robert Reich: Trump's Most Shameful Act So Far

Posted on: Feb 16, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

If anything is fake news, it's this administration's voter fraud lies.

Robert Reich: 6 Big Questions About Michael Flynn the Trump Administration Must Answer

Posted on: Feb 14, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

How much did Trump know?

Robert Reich: The White House Mess Exposes Donald Trump's Long Con

Posted on: Feb 14, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Trump is the most inept, disorganized, sloppy, incompetent president in recent memory, whose White House is nearly dysfunctional.

Robert Reich: The Real Reason Republicans Want to Repeal Obamacare

Posted on: Feb 13, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

If Trump's working-class voters knew this, they might think twice.

Robert Reich: 13 Developments That Show Trump's Lack of Respect for the Presidency is Limitless

Posted on: Feb 11, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

The former secretary of labor answers Kellyanne Conway's charge of media bias.

Robert Reich: Is There a Yiannopoulos, Bannon, Trump Plot to Control American Universities?

Posted on: Feb 10, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

A promotional Breitbart story that ran before the event sounded just a little too similar to Trump's tweet afterwards.

Robert Reich: Trump Is Escalating Attacks on Those With Independent Power

Posted on: Feb 8, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

The judiciary, the press, and states like California are major centers of resistance he can’t control.

Robert Reich: The Senate Must Block Neil Gorsuch at All Costs

Posted on: Feb 1, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Until we can establish the legitimacy of Trump's presidency, none of his nominees should be confirmed.

Robert Reich: Trump and Bannon Are Putting the World at Real Risk of Nuclear War

Posted on: Jan 30, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Bannon on the NSC means losing everything we love about our country.

Reich: Trump's Infrastructure Scam

Posted on: Jan 24, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Don't be fooled; it's nothing more than a huge tax giveaway for the rich.

Robert Reich: Trump's Two-Step Strategy to Take Over the Truth

Posted on: Jan 23, 2017, Source: Robert Reich's Blog

The new president has this all figured out.

Reich: 7 Hard Truths for Democrats—The Future Is Bleak Without Radical Reforms

Posted on: Jan 20, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

Democrats have to stop squabbling and understand the dire future ahead of us.

Robert Reich: 4 Takeaways From Trump's Latest Twitter Tantrum

Posted on: Jan 19, 2017, Source: Robert Reich's Blog

Trump consistently misuses the term "fake news" and takes credit for things he had nothing to do with.

Robert Reich: Trump’s Plan to Neuter the White House Press Corps Is an Attack on Our Democracy

Posted on: Jan 16, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

We’re in a new era, the reign of King Trump.

Robert Reich: 6 Reasons the Border Wall Is One of Trump's Dumbest Proposals

Posted on: Jan 14, 2017, Source: RobertReich.org

It would cost American taxpayers billions and serves no practical purpose.

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