Robert Reich

Robert Reich

Republican FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr and Olivia Trusty approved Paramount’s merger with Skydance in July 2025. Months later, as it eyed a merger with Warner Bros., Paramount gifted both commissioners tickets to the Kennedy Center's swanky gala. If that isn’t corruption, I don’t know what is.

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Robert Reich

Remember Trump's disastrous Great American State Fair? He's now asking Congress for an additional $10M to reimburse costs for his July 4th "Freedom 250" flop. That's on top of the $100M+ in taxpayer funds that's already been funneled into his MAGA party planning committee.

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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

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The pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC has spent a jaw-dropping $30M+ in tomorrow's Democratic primaries in Michigan and Missouri. But if you saw their attack ads, you'd never know it was them. Watch.

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Reminder: Todd Blanche has… -Weaponized the DOJ to persecute Trump’s political foes -Purged hundreds of career DOJ lawyers -Botched the release of the Epstein files and ignored victims’ wishes He can’t be trusted and has no business being Attorney General. The Senate must reject him.

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Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November, according to The New York Times. But Musk’s money shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. It’s an opportunity. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-stink-of-musk

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Just a random reminder that immigrants are good for society and good for the economy.

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"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Corporate spending on elections has already topped $500 million this year. That's one third of the $1.58 billion in total that corporations have spent since Citizens United in 2010. Hawaii and Montana both have plans to neutralize this disastrous SCOTUS ruling. Other states must get on board.

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Trump is spending… -$95M for “D.C. Beautification,” including $5M to paint bronze horses gold -At least $300M to construct his ballroom -Nearly $15M to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Meanwhile, millions of Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or healthcare. Priorities.

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New photos from the New York Times reveal that construction for Trump's ballroom is now above ground, despite an ongoing lawsuit over its legality. This vanity project is one of the most corrupt things a president has ever done. Watch.

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I’ve been thinking about a couple I met, Larry and Wendy, from Galveston, Texas and how their postcards written by hand to people in North Carolina and Texas are acts of patriotism in these dark times.

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The best measure of how America is doing isn’t the stock market, or GDP growth. It’s how well most Americans are living — and right now most are struggling.

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Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.

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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

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10 years ago, I talked to countless voters who were split between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. The establishment can whine about today’s populist fervor all they want, but they should have seen it coming.

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Skyrocketing inflation. Plummeting approval ratings. A widening voter enthusiasm gap. Things are looking awful for Trump as he heads into the midterms. Michael and I break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch.

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Elon Musk is planning to spend at least $100 million to help Republicans in this year’s midterms. That’s just 0.014 percent of his current $702 billion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.

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The Supreme Court's approval rating just hit an all-time low of 33% It's past time to reform America's highest court. Here's how.

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Under Trump: -There are 18,000 cyclospora cases across 45 states -Millions have lost ACA & Medicaid coverage -Measles cases are at a 35-year high -New "forever chemical" pesticides are in our food supply -Crucial public health agencies like the CDC & NIH are gutted "Make America Healthy Again."

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New data reveals that enrollment in California's state Medicaid program is plummeting as Trump's big ugly cuts take effect. But there's a way to reverse this trend: pass a one-time, 5% tax on California's billionaires.

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Trump's approval ratings are at all-time lows. He's flailing on the economy. His "little excursion" in Iran has become a forever war. Even Republicans are beginning to revolt against him. He's not all powerful. He's a failed president.

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Trump's Medicaid work requirements are putting even terminally ill patients through bureaucratic nightmares to keep their health insurance — all to fund even more tax cuts for the wealthy.

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As millions of Americans lose their healthcare and food aid and struggle to deal with surging gas and grocery prices, what are Senate Republicans focused on? Protecting Trump's sweetheart IRS immunity deal. Priorities.

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Think of Trump as a boil — an infected pustule on the giant ass of the American system. The boil would have become infected eventually because of deeper flaws in how the system has evolved. Let me introduce you to the first piece of why our system is failing: Jamie Dimon.

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Trump announced yesterday he will repurpose huge chunks of federal lands to host AI data centers. This massive giveaway to Big Tech comes despite surging public opposition to data centers— including among Trump's own voters.

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Trump’s ICE raids have reduced the employment rate of US-born male workers, according to a new study. The study also found that employers have not increased wages to attract US workers. Hello? Not only is Trump’s deportation agenda patently cruel, it’s also terrible for the economy. Despicable.

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