Don’t believe the lies you hear about immigrant and undocumented workers. The real villains are the greedy corporations that want workers fighting one another while they rake in record profits at all workers’ expense. Former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su explains.
The Trump regime started the week by telling lies about Alex Pretti's murder. Now, Trump has pivoted back to telling lies about the economy in order to change the subject. But on both fronts, Trump's year back in office has been filled with broken promises. Watch.
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir.
Jimmy Kimmel isn't returning to the airwaves because of "thoughtful conversations" with Disney executives. He's back because consumers sent Disney a clear message: selling out our fundamental rights is not an acceptable cost of doing business.
America's Sleeping Giant roared when police attacked civil rights marchers. And after tens of thousands of young Americans were killed in Vietnam. And when Nixon tried to cover up Watergate. Today it roars once more — at the tyrant in the Oval Office.
Trump's crypto corruption is off the charts. Here's how the president's latest grift could endanger our democracy and crash the economy.
Americans love their national parks. There’s a reason why they were once described as “America’s best idea.” So why are Trump and Republicans taking an axe to the National Park Service’s budget? Follow the money.
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned. Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned. Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned. Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted. So much for “law and order.”
People ask me all the time: how do we actually fight the oligarchy? Here's my answer.
Why is Trump so hell-bent on defunding PBS? It’s part of a larger plan — one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
Are you really free if your groceries or medicine are so expensive that you can’t afford them? Or if your boss can change your work schedule on a whim or block you from getting a new job? Former FTC Chair (and anti-monopoly expert) Lina Khan explains how excessive corporate power makes us less free.
Since taking office, Donald Trump has declared eight national emergencies to justify his radical agenda. But there is only one real national emergency: Trump himself.
He's not ushering in a New Golden Age. He's taking us back to the Gilded Age.
Republicans accuse Democrats of being fiscally irresponsible. But time and again, it’s the Democrats who are forced to clean up the economic messes they inherit from Republicans. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down how the next Democratic administration will have to deal with the consequences of the GOP’s tax cut for the rich and the soaring debt and deficit that followed — in order to preserve and expand Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich presents the reader's digest of his latest book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It. He explores the system of power in America that bails out corporations instead of people, even in times of crisis, and breaks down how we have socialism for corporations and the rich, and harsh capitalism for everybody else.
Robert Reich examines Trump's dark vision for America, and how to create a progressive message for the future.
Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win.
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952, the corporate share of federal tax revenue was 32%. In 2020, it was down to 7%. Here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
In the last 50 years, I’ve moved further to the left of center without changing my political views at all. How? The right has moved dangerously close to fascism.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down a core contradiction about corporate executives: In the business of making a profit, they rig our system, then expect to be applauded when they make grand statements about solving the problems they helped cause.
Ask yourself how, during a global pandemic, in the worst economy since the Great Depression, the total net worth of U.S. billionaires has climbed from $2.9 trillion to $3.5 trillion. It’s no accident. We must rebalance the power of workers and corporations to create an economy and a democracy that works for all, not just a privileged few.
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II explains how we can build on the momentum of local victories for democracy reform, and unrig our system to build a truly just America.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down the ways big money corrupts our political system, and what we can do to create a government of, by, and for the people.
Nsé Ufot, Executive Director of the New Georgia Project, explains the devastating consequences of the Supreme Court's shameful 2013 decision to gut the Voting Rights Act. From purging eligible voters from the voter rolls and cutting back early and absentee voting to closing polling places and using strict voter ID requirements, voter suppression is wreaking havoc on our electoral process, and it's disenfranchising voters of color at every turn.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down how police unions abuse collective bargaining to shield their members from accountability for the killings of unarmed Black people and other heinous misconduct.
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media.
Robert Reich breaks down the political choices that have systematically dismantled worker power over the past 40 years — and how we can build a world where workers have a real voice again.
Our oil & gas dependence is a death sentence for the climate. It also gives dangerous amounts of power to petro-states like Russia. By quitting our addiction to fossil fuels, we can stand up to Putin and avert a climate catastrophe at the same time.
Why not let people vote for the candidates they actually like, instead of forcing them to vote against candidates they hate? Ranked choice voting is the answer.
Missing from history books is a key moment in America’s culture wars. It took place in 1970 and later came to be known as the "Hard Hat Riot." The tactics used by Nixon to stoke division then are strikingly similar to those used by modern culture warriors like Ron DeSantis.
As the shortest kid in school, I was an easy target for bullies. When I was about eight, I befriended a kind teenager who looked out for me. 60 years ago, he was murdered by the Klan for registering Black voters in Mississippi. Let me tell you about my friend, Mickey.
Dark money, rigged maps, and outdated voting systems are derailing our elections. The Freedom to Vote Act is the cure our democracy desperately needs.
Trump’s second term will expose a reality that has been hidden from many Americans: the raw, stinking power of the American oligarchy. I’m hopeful that America will see this reality for what it is and respond to it.