Stories by Robert B. Reich

Let's talk about jobs, falling wages, economic insecurity, and inequality.

Rarely in the history has the monthly employment numbers carried so much political significance.

Even if the odds that Gingrich as GOP presidential candidate would win the general election are 10 percent, that’s too much of a risk to the nation.

Citizens United invites the worst corruption our democracy has witnessed since the Gilded Age. Mitt Romney is one of its biggest beneficiaries.

The McCaskill/Corker spending cap would also make it impossible for government to boost the economy in recessions, meaning even higher unemployment that lasts longer.

Only twice before in American history has so much been held by so few, yet they're going to keep their fat tax cuts.

"National security is a cover for job security. This is nuts."

Nobody said this would be easy. But passing the health reform that America deserves involves a little political muscle.

Are green shoots emerging? Not until people feel more secure economically.

Even with a new administration dedicated to doing it all differently, Americans still have little say over what is happening with our money.

Hillary has said that McCain would be a better president than Obama -- this kind of cynical approach turns people away from politics.

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.

The House is preparing to vote on an Orwellian act of government that would severely limit democracy on the internet as we know it.

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.

The Republicans are selling their vision of an "Ownership Society" to a nation of debtors.

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.

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.

With the country spiraling toward recession, those hurt the most are lower-wage workers sure to be the first to lose their jobs.