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The Guardian

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Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men

The media has it all wrong about Trump’s picks for his administration. The conventional view is they’re “Trump loyalists” whom Trump...

06.12.2024 70

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Robert Reich

Why dismissing Trump's indictments was a mistake

What became of the principle that no person is above the law, not even a former president? Yesterday the rule of law was thrown out the window — not...

27.11.2024 20

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Trump’s cabinet isn’t as anti-Wall Street as voters might want to believe

Will anything stop Trump? He’s got control over both chambers of Congress, a tractable supreme court, a political base of fiercely loyal Magas, a...

26.11.2024 20

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Robert Reich

To protect US democracy from tyrants, we must protect the truly free press

Reliable and independent sources of news are now threatened by growing alliances of oligarchs and authoritarians. The mainstream media doesn’t use...

19.11.2024 3

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Robert Reich

The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party

A political disaster such as what occurred last Tuesday gains significance not simply by virtue of who won or lost, but through how the election is...

14.11.2024 100

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A peaceful but determined resistance to Trump must start now

I won’t try to hide it. I’m heartbroken. Heartbroken and scared, to tell you the truth. I’m sure many of you are, too. Donald Trump has...

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To defeat Trump, Harris must talk more about the economy

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling more anxious about the outcome of the upcoming election. I’m still nauseously optimistic, but the nausea...

29.10.2024 10

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Trump and Harris are neck-and-neck. This is a five-alarm fire

With two weeks to go before election day, Kamala Harris and Donald J Trump are essentially tied. Neither candidate is ahead by even a single point in...

23.10.2024 90

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Why are Democrats tarred as elites when the world’s richest man funds Trump?

On 5 October, at Donald Trump’s second rally of the 2024 election in Butler, Pennsylvania, he enthusiastically introduced Elon Musk, the richest...

10.10.2024 30

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JD Vance is the handpicked leader of the anti-democracy movement in the US

JD Vance, the Republican candidate for vice-president, will almost certainly be the Republican presidential candidate in 2028, regardless of whether...

03.10.2024 70

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Robert Reich

Donald Trump is gaining on Kamala Harris in the polls. I have some theories why

With less than 40 days until election day, how can it be that Trump has taken a small lead in Arizona and Georgia – two swing states he lost to...

01.10.2024 10

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Robert Reich

Elon Musk has gained a concerning level of power over US national security

Shortly after the apparent second assassination attempt against Donald Trump, Elon Musk wrote in a now deleted post on X, formerly known as Twitter:...

26.09.2024 100

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Political violence and fearmongering bigotry have become too normalized

The second apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life – on Sunday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida – occurred just over two months...

16.09.2024 10

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Trump’s dour negativity contrasted with Harris’s optimism about America

To say that Kamala Harris nailed it in Tuesday night’s debate is an understatement. She knocked it out of the park. She combined civility with...

11.09.2024 20

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Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in

Elon Musk is rapidly transforming his enormous wealth – he’s the richest person in the world – into a huge source of unaccountable political...

30.08.2024 200

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Democrats are finally done with the ‘high road’ – and hitting Trump where it hurts

I’m glad Democrats are finally hitting back at Trump. Enough with the “high road.” They’re calling him “weird”. They’re mocking him....

22.08.2024 70

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Donald Trump’s ego cannot handle being trounced by Kamala Harris

As the Harris-Walz team soars (polls are already showing Kamala Harris taking the lead) Trump is cracking up. His ego can’t take it. He is incapable...

12.08.2024 10

The Guardian

Robert Reich

The United States is not facing an imminent recession. This is nonsense

Two weeks before 19 October 1987, I warned publicly that “in two weeks, the stock market will lose 20% of its value.” Then, on 19 October 1987,...

06.08.2024 80

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Kamala Harris is rightwing white America’s worst nightmare

When Joe Biden stepped down in support of Kamala Harris, he didn’t just pass the torch to another generation. He passed it from old white men to...

30.07.2024 100

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Elon Musk is spending $45m a month to elect Trump. Let’s boycott his companies

For many years I’ve argued that the consolidation of great wealth in the hands of a few undermines our democracy. Elon Musk is the poster child for...

24.07.2024 40

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We need to do all we can to lower the anger pervading American politics

My first thought on hearing about the attempted shooting of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday was “I hope to God he’s OK”. I...

17.07.2024 10

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Robert Reich

Only one group can actually persuade Biden to exit the race: his rich donors

At a rally in Madison, Wisconsin last Friday, Joe Biden said: “Some folks … are trying to push me out of the race.” To whom was the president...

11.07.2024 70

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We should all be terrified of Trump’s Project 2025

“Project 2025” is nothing short of a 900-page blueprint for guiding Donald Trump’s second term of office if he’s re-elected. After the...

06.07.2024 400

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Should Democrats stay the course or replace Biden?

If anyone were to doubt the menace of Donald Trump, they had only to watch his performance in Thursday night’s debate. His bullying lies were not...

30.06.2024 60

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I’m worried about Biden’s debate with Trump this week

I just turned 78, and frankly I’m scared about what might come down Thursday evening when the oldest candidates ever to compete in a presidential...

26.06.2024 30

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Why is Trump cozying up to America’s most powerful business leaders?

The Business Roundtable is an association of more than 200 CEOs of America’s biggest corporations. It likes to think of itself as socially...

17.06.2024 40

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America’s problem is massive inequality – not ‘woke’ educated elites

More than a third of Harvard’s graduating seniors are heading into finance or management consulting – two professions notable for how quickly...

11.06.2024 60

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Why is a group of billionaires working to re-elect Trump?

Elon Musk and the entrepreneur and investor David Sacks reportedly held a secret dinner party of billionaires and millionaires in Hollywood last...

03.06.2024 400

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Biden’s record is good but voters don’t feel it. Character, not policy, is key to victory

The new Harris poll, conducted for The Guardian is troubling, not only because it shows Americans are still pessimistic about the economy but also...

22.05.2024 100

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The Trump hush-money trial reveals a seedy world shot through with moral rot

There is something important about Trump’s criminal trial in New York that’s not being openly talked about. I don’t mean we’re not getting the...

16.05.2024 100

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Robert Reich

I remember the 1960s crackdowns against war protesters. This is a repeat

I’ve been spending the last several weeks trying to find out what’s really going on with the campus protests. I’ve met with students at...

05.05.2024 100

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Protesting slaughter – like students in the US are doing – isn’t antisemitism

The most important thing I teach my students is to seek out people who disagree with them. That’s because the essence of learning is testing one’s...

23.04.2024 10

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Robert Reich

The death of the Republican party is not a tragedy to be celebrated

Last Sunday, on ABC’s This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked Chris Sununu, New Hampshire’s Republican governor, about his recent switch from...

19.04.2024 80

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Companies are using inflation to price-gouge Americans – and making it worse

We learned this week that the Consumer Price Index climbed 3.5% in March from a year earlier, up from 3.2% in February, and faster than most...

11.04.2024 10

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Want to make it in the Republican party? Pledge allegiance to the Big Lie

If you’re seeking employment at the Republican National Committee (RNC), you’re likely to be asked in your job interview if you believe the 2020...

28.03.2024 80

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My feeling about this presidential election? Nauseated optimism

I feel a nauseated optimism about the presidential election. I chose the word nauseated over cautious because my stomach is churning at the very...

13.03.2024 30

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Robert Reich

Here’s what Joe Biden should say in his State of the Union address

Joe Biden is addressing the country today in his State of the Union address. Here’s some free advice about what he should say about the economy –...

07.03.2024 100

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Yes, Trump is dominating the primaries. That doesn’t mean he’ll beat Biden

The mainstream media is flabbergasted at Trump’s success in sweeping the Iowa caucuses, dominating the polls, and destroying all his rivals but...

23.01.2024 70

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Jamie Dimon thinks Trump was ‘kind of right’ about a lot of things. What?

On Wednesday, speaking from the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland, Jamie Dimon – chair and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the largest...

21.01.2024 100

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Robert Reich

As the election looms, we must be alert to Trump’s threats of vigilante justice

Donald Trump has galvanized an army of vigilantes who are casting a fearsome shadow over the 2024 election. It’s impossible to know how large this...

19.01.2024 100

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Republicans make wild claims about the dangers of immigration. Here’s the truth

Trumpist Republicans are using the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border of the US, as well as a surge of migrants seeking legal asylum,...

12.01.2024 30

The Guardian

Robert Reich

The five truths Trump hopes you will forget about 6 January 2021

Three years ago this week, the United States Capitol was attacked by thousands of armed loyalists of Donald Trump, some intent on killing members of...

06.01.2024 9

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Robert Reich

Follow Robert Reich Powerful donors managed to push out Harvard’s Claudine Gay. But at what cost?

Amid accusations of plagiarism and continuing outrage among Harvard’s major donors at her alleged failure to condemn Hamas and defend Israel,...

03.01.2024 10

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Robert Reich

Here are 10 new year resolutions for saving American democracy

This week not only marks the start of a new year, but also a terrifyingly high-stakes ride for America – with slightly over 10 months to the...

02.01.2024 30

The Guardian

Robert Reich

Mainstream media is playing into Trump’s neo-fascist hands. I’m sticking with democracy and the Guardian

The reason I write a column for the Guardian is the same reason I read it daily: I trust it. Not just the facts it conveys but also its judgment about...

31.12.2023 40

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Robert Reich

Academic freedom is the loser when big donors hound US university presidents

America’s prestigious universities play a big role in determining who gets into America’s wealthy elite. A degree from Harvard, Penn or MIT, to...

12.12.2023 9

The Guardian

Robert Reich

We need to talk about the United States’ mental health crisis – and its larger causes

I want to talk about an uncomfortable topic that needs much more open discussion than it’s receiving: the United States’ extraordinarily high...

11.12.2023 30

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