Stories by Robert B. Reich
Robert Reich is professor of public policy at the Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He was secretary of labor in the Clinton administration.
Most Americans can no longer maintain their standard of living. And the core problem isn't the housing crisis or rising oil and food prices.
Posted on Aug 4, 2008
Hillary has said that McCain would be a better president than Obama -- this kind of cynical approach turns people away from politics.
Posted on Mar 7, 2008
The awkward truth is that most of us are two minds: As consumers and investors we want the great deals. As citizens we don't like many of the social consequences that flow from them.
Posted on Sep 26, 2007
America's largest corporations' overseas subsidiaries are booming even as their American operations stagnate. General Electric expects more than half its revenue this year to come from outside the U.S. for the first time.
Posted on May 18, 2007
A new NASA report on killer asteroids ought to spook people into action.
Posted on Mar 31, 2007
The House is preparing to vote on an Orwellian act of government that would severely limit democracy on the internet as we know it.
Posted on May 12, 2006
The Bay State's new universal healthcare plan marks an improvement -- but a single payer system would have been even better.
Posted on Apr 17, 2006
When the tax cut battle is between the wealthy and super wealthy, it looks like both groups win. So, guess who's going to foot the bill.
Posted on Dec 9, 2005
With the dollar dropping to an all-new low against the euro, the nicest and safest gift you can give a friend or loved one this holiday season is ... gold.
Posted on Nov 24, 2004
The Republicans are selling their vision of an "Ownership Society" to a nation of debtors.
Posted on Sep 7, 2004
America and other advanced nations have stepped back from globalization. Why? Because of the added risks of a world threatened by terrorism.
Posted on Nov 7, 2001
The political debate about terrorism is stuck. The patriot's blind insistence on American right no matter what, clashes with the left's insistence on blaming the U.S.'s bad historical judgement. Robert Reich says both positions are inadequate and offers another way.
Posted on Oct 29, 2001
The American economy is certainly in recession now, but the good news is that the underlying structures of the economy are very strong.
Posted on Oct 22, 2001
Despite being asked in the name of patriotism to spend, consumers are holding back. Perhaps Americans are realizing the economy exists to support us and the standard of living we choose, not the other way around.
Posted on Oct 19, 2001
Alan Greenspan is pushing on a wet noodle. Instead of interest rate cuts or corporate tax cuts, he should cut payroll taxes by $100 billion over the next 12 months.
Posted on Oct 5, 2001
With the country spiraling toward recession, those hurt the most are lower-wage workers sure to be the first to lose their jobs.
Posted on Oct 1, 2001
In the name of fiscal responsibility, the Democrats won't commit to repealing the tax cut, perhaps leading the way to more cuts.
Posted on Aug 14, 2001
If Democrats hope to regain the White House in 2004, they'll need to mobilize grassroots groups and thus rebuild the party from the bottom up.
Posted on Jul 25, 2001
Centrism is bogus, and the rush by politicians to it is a meager substitute for sharp, open debate about what a nation needs to do, and why.
Posted on Jun 26, 2001
Tax cuts. Missile-defense shields. Expansion of oil, gas, coal and nuclear energies. Bush is winning on these issues because he manufactures crises around them.
Posted on Jun 12, 2001
George W. Bush is right. A "C" student can indeed become President -- if that student's parents happen to be wealthy and know the right people.
Posted on Jun 5, 2001
The dirtiest little secret about the Roaring Nineties is that average working families gained almost no income, while their health care costs soared.
Posted on May 15, 2001
