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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.

The Heart of the Economic Mess

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

Will Hillary Clinton Spoil the Party?

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 Conflicted Consumer

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

American Corporations Getting Rich Abroad

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

Will Humanity go the Way of the Dinosaur?

A new NASA report on killer asteroids ought to spook people into action.
Posted on Mar 31, 2007

Stop ATT From Taking Your Web

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

Two Cheers for Massachusetts

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

Class Warfare With Taxes

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

The Dollar $uffer$

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

A Society of Owers

The Republicans are selling their vision of an "Ownership Society" to a nation of debtors.
Posted on Sep 7, 2004

Will Terrorism Stall Globalization?

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

How to Be Tough on Terrorism

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

REICH: A No-Panic Recession

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

REICH: Sacrifice or Spend?

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

The Fed's Response Is Too Tepid

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

A Stimulus Right Now, Aimed at Lower-wage Workers

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

Fiscal Irresponsibility

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

REICH: The Rebirth of the Democratic Party

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

REICH: The Phony Political Center

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

Why Bush is Winning

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

A "C" to Success

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 Case (once again) for Universal Health Insurance

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