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Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social. Substack: robertreich.substack.com Buy my new book: sites.prh.com/reich Visit my website: rbreich.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5m
Trump is angrier, more erratic, and more dangerous than ever — and those closest to him know it. How close are we to his own cabinet using the 25th Amendment against him? Here's how it might go down.
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Is THIS How Trump Goes Out?
Trump is angrier, more erratic, and more dangerous than ever — and those closest to him know it.How close are we to his
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
California’s billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.4 trillion. Under Prop 40, their net worth would fall to…just under $2.3 trillion. What amounts to a rounding error for them would allow millions of their fellow Californians to afford healthcare. Vote yes on Prop 40.
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The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire tax
Tech billionaires have raised more than $340m to defeat Prop 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax that will fund healthcare and
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h
Katie Zacharia lasted barely half a Scaramucci. I actually feel sorry for her. Hear me out.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
Will the billionaires manage to block states’ attempts to raise their taxes? Is this the fastest a press secretary has ever gotten fired? And what does the chilling raid on Ilhan Omar’s home mean for our democracy? Join us on this week’s Coffee Klatch to unpack it all.
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Trump’s Midterm Mania | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Will the billionaires manage to block states’ attempts to raise their taxes?Is this the fastest a press secretary has ev
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
Will the billionaires manage to block states’ attempts to raise their taxes? Is this the fastest a press secretary has ever gotten fired? And what does the chilling raid on Ilhan Omar’s home mean for our democracy? Join us on this week’s Coffee Klatch to unpack it all.
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Trump’s Midterm Mania | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Will the billionaires manage to block states’ attempts to raise their taxes?Is this the fastest a press secretary has ev
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Inequality Media Civic Action @imcivicaction.bsky.social · 19h
Billionaires would rather do this than pay taxes.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
Folks, I know it’s easy to get excited about all the polls showing Democrats ahead and feel like this election is a done deal. But we can’t take anything for granted. That’s why I’m urging you to take part in a No Kings early voting event today where you live. www.nokings.org
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
Friends — It's time to defund Elon Musk. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-m…
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Defund Musk!
Friends,
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
awaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fP...
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
Trump pardoned a foreign billionaire indicted for bribery. Months earlier, the billionaire’s daughter donated $1.5M to Trump’s super PAC and pledged $2.5M to his ballroom project. Could Trump’s pay-to-pardon scheme get any more corrupt? youtu.be/NflcWXdV-B0?si=icf49apE-up…
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Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.Thousand
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
Trump’s wealth has increased by as much as $15.5 million since January thanks to his investments in oil and gas stocks, according to one recent estimate. Understand who he's really talking about. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil…
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'We're Making a Fortune,' Trump Says of High Oil Prices as Working Class Pays | Common Dreams
"Workers are losing the race between wages and prices," said one economist. "It's no wonder workers feel left behind in
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Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Thank you, Iowa, for welcoming THE WORK IN PROGRESS! The Gazette covers our film’s time in the Hawkeye State. See it at FilmScene starting tonight, 10/16: www.thegazette.com/news/state/docum…
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Documentary examines U.S. divisions while filming in Iowa
“The Work in Progress,” a new documentary featuring Robert Reich that filmed at Wilton Candy Kitchen and across Iowa, ex
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
Trump and the GOP's real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, Crypto, and Wall Street — know that the midterms may limit what they can get away with in the future. Vote accordingly. www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/re…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
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'Let Them Eat Cake': How Trump Family Pocketed Nearly $3 Billion While Millions of Americans Lost Food Aid | Common Dreams
"Donald Trump promised to lower costs for American families," said the co-chair of the Not Above the Law Coalition. "Instead, he turned the presidency into his family's most profitable business."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Trump's family has pocketed $3 billion in cash and gifts since the 2024 election. Much of that came from crypto schemes as he deregulated the industry. That money could pay for a full year of SNAP benefits for 1.3 million people, or more than 600 million free school lunches. Second Gilded Age.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Trump claims America’s affordability crisis is a “con job.” Baloney. Democrats’ best chance to win the 2026 midterms is to tackle the affordability crisis. Here are 10 steps to make it happen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0atXZZveIjE
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10 Ways to Make America Affordable
Trump claims America’s affordability crisis is a “con job.”Baloney. Here are 10 steps to make America affordable again.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
My colleagues at Inequality Media have been giving Trump a fright with billboards exposing his failed record across the country — including in his own backyard of Mar-a-Lago. Learn more at www.trumptrickortreat.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
This chart about data center construction blew my mind. Watch.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
This chart about data center construction blew my mind. Watch.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
"I’m going to surround myself only with the best and most serious people. We want top of the line professionals." —Donald Trump
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla paid just 4.9% of their profits in federal corporate taxes in 2025. They've seen their collective tax bill drop by $95B thanks to two rounds of Trump tax cuts. Meanwhile, tech layoffs in 2026 have already surpassed 2025. Trickle-down economics was always a scam.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Ultra-wealthy donors are spending a staggering $430 million to fight state efforts to raise their taxes. If they can afford to drop millions of dollars to keep their taxes low, they can afford to pay slightly higher taxes. They’re making the case for taxing the rich better than anyone else could.
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The $430 Million War Against Taxing The Rich
Ultrawealthy donors have spent nearly half a billion dollars trying to convince voters to keep their taxes low via the b
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Schools Theaters Concerts Malls Churches Synagogues Mosques Parks Nightclubs Offices Festivals Stores Military Bases Bars Post Offices Yoga Studios Super Bowl parades Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The Democrats’ focus on affordability seems to be a winning strategy (we’ll know for sure in a little over two weeks). But we mustn’t lose sight of the moral squalor at the core of the Trump regime. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-m…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
We're so excited to bring THE WORK IN PROGRESS to Iowa, one of the six states we shot the film's important conversations in. Don't miss the Hawkeye State premiere of the film in Iowa City tomorrow, October 16th, at FilmScene — followed by a Q&A with our director Ian Cheney and musician Pieta Brown.
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‘The Work in Progress’ documentary from Robert Reich brings everyday Iowans to the big screen
What do we owe each other as Americans? That’s the question that kicks off The Work in Progress, a timely, new documenta
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a rigged economic system. To counter Trump’s culture wars and fake populism, progressives must mount a real battle against economic elites who have rigged the game — and shafted millions of working class people.
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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Elon Musk is single-handedly funding the Ken Paxton campaign:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Discovery+, one of the streamers now owned by David Ellison’s media monopoly Skydance, hiked its prices exactly one week after the merger officially closed. Employees have already been told to expect layoffs — while top executives received pay bumps. Monopolies are only good for the monopolists.
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Discovery+, Now Owned by Skydance, Hikes Prices Effective Immediately
Discovery+ is raising prices for U.S. customers, coming one week after Paramount closed its megamerger with Warner Bros.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump says you should vote for Republicans in the midterms to put "America First." He doesn't have a clue what that phrase ACTUALLY means. Let me explain.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump says you should vote for Republicans in the midterms to put "America First." He doesn't have a clue what that phrase ACTUALLY means. Let me explain.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Career staff at the CFTC were investigating suspiciously timed trades surrounding Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would not bomb Iranian power plants. Then a senior adviser to Trump’s CFTC commissioner told them to back off. Could this administration get any more corrupt?
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CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades
Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
What do all these corporations have in common? Nvidia Apple Google Lockheed Martin Microsoft Palantir They all donated at least $10 million to Trump’s vanity ballroom — and they all stand to benefit from his policies. Is this Trump’s most corrupt grift yet?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The Trump Who Stole Christmas
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.
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Kroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year history
The company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Core producer price index up 0.5% in September, 5.0% year-over-year www.bls.gov/news.release... That's not good inflation news.
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Producer Price Index News Release summary - 2026 M09 Results
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ITEP @itep.org · 13/10/2026
Shoe maker Steve Madden received $92 million in tariff refunds. After noting that it was “pleased overall with consumer acceptance of the price increases,” the company says it will use those tariff refunds to “pay down debt.” itep.org/trump-tariff...
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The Biggest Winners from Trump’s Tariff Refunds are Big Corporations
The Trump administration has been forced to pay out over $100 billion from illegal tariffs, and the biggest winners from these tariff refunds have been big corporations.
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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Grateful for the Work in Progress film that left me hopeful about what comes next for our young country — May we shape it for the better Thanks to @rbreich.bsky.social, Heather Lofthouse, & the @inequalitymedia.bsky.social team for inspirational discourse and narrative
Robert Reich and Heather Lofthouse discuss Work in Progress
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A Massachusetts woman pays $500 a month to get her electricity from a privately owned utility. Her neighbor, less than 2,000 feet away, pays just $130 a month because he’s served by a publicly owned utility. How are privately owned utilities getting away with this price gouging? Watch.
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or biological pathogens. If a product is potentially dangerous, it should be regulated and corporations should be held accountable for wrongdoing. Why would AI be any different?
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OpenAI sued by 8 states over ChatGPT safety concerns
OpenAI is facing mounting scrutiny over its safety and security practices, including around how the company is working t
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump's DHS raiding and trying to strip the citizenship of Ilhan Omar just weeks before the election is fascism, pure and simple If his thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you too. I stand with @ilhanmn.bsky.social.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Under Trump and his Republican enablers, the richest Americans and biggest corporations have made out like bandits. Average working Americans are paying dearly for what the bandits have stolen. The grift and the graft must end. Accountability starts November 3.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The goal of sane people must be to defund Elon Musk and get him as far away from politics as possible. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-m…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Do we owe each other anything as members of the same society? This is the first question we have to ask ourselves if we want to understand inequality.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
October 17 is a nationwide NO KINGS day of action ahead of the midterms. There are rallies taking place all over the country to promote early voting and make sure every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count. Find an event: www.nokings.org
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Inflation eating up worker pay. Household debt and student loan defaults at a record high. 8 million people have lost healthcare the past year. 5 million people have lost food stamps — including 2 million children. Trump says, "Pretend I'm on the ballot" ahead of the midterms. Please do.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Wishing a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV. He continues to serve the world as a much needed source of moral authority when many leaders, at home and abroad, are abdicating their responsibilities.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
There's a secret reason your electric bill is going up — and not enough people are talking about it. Here's what you should know about investor-owned utility companies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U98f...
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Under Trump: -Gas prices are up 43.7% -Grocery prices are up 3.7% -Household electricity prices are up 12.7% -Healthcare costs are up 14.6% -Childcare costs are up 7.6% -Rent is up 5.1% and mortgage rates are at 7.6% Tired of "winning" yet?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
One of the key issues this election season will obviously be the economy. But which party’s economic vision is actually better for working people? Here's what the numbers say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEMn40L5UN4
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Republicans vs. Democrats: Who's Better for the Economy? | Robert Reich
One of the key issues this election season will be the economy. Which party’s economic vision is actually better for wor
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Gavin Newsom: -Pushed state AGs to accept a weak Paramount merger settlement -Opposes Prop 40, despite 65% support from California Democrats -Supports Prop 42, which cancels out Prop 40 and makes it impossible to pass future wealth taxes Is he really that desperate for billionaire campaign cash?
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