All Robert Reich
- Opinion: Why the major media marginalize Bernie
While the media has focused on Hillary Clinton, a Bernie Sanders win is not a complete impossibility.
- Trump and Cruz's tax plans would redistribute historic wealth to the rich
Bottom line: If either of these men is elected president, we could see the largest redistribution in American history from the poor and middle-class of America to the rich. This is class warfare with a vengeance, Robert Reich argues.
- How the Peoples Party prevailed in 2020
Robert Reich argues that the country's political makeup in 2020 will shift towards third-party candidates.
- The new truth about free trade
Robert Reich argues that new trade agreements do not necessarily help American wages return to the levels that they enjoyed thirty or even forty years ago.
- Are trade deals good for America?
Both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are blaming free-trade deals for the decline of working-class jobs and incomes. Are they right?
- Opinion: The American fascist
Robert Reich argues that the similarities between Donald Trump and the fascists of the early 20th century have become too large to ignore.
- An open letter to the Republican establishment
Robert Reich argues that the Republican party must change dramatically in order to survive.
- Opinion: The end of the establishment?
The popularity of candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump can in part be attributed to the economic insecurity that many middle- and working-class voters feel.
- How Bernie Sanders' proposals would spur economic growth
Bernie Sanders' proposals to break up the banks, introduce a single-payer health plan, and reduce structural inequality will kickstart teh economy, Robert Reich argues.
- Opinion: The death of the Republican Party
Robert Reich argues that the Republican Party has been replaced by a system of warring tribes.
- What New Hampshire tells us
Pundits will say the New Hampshire primaries are evidence that the political extremes are gaining ground in American politics. It isn't true, Robert Reich argues.
- Opinion: Why we must try
Fixing the current political system will take effort and perseverance this election cycle.
- Opinion: It takes a movement
How should presidents accomplish fundamental change?
- Opinion: the most pragmatic way to fix American democracy
True change in the political system will only come through mobilization and action.
- Opinion: The volcanic core fueling the 2016 election
The 2016 election rests on the question of whether the current political system will continue, or whether a drastic change will occur.
- Opinion: Bernie's movement
Bernie's movement is grounded in ambitious ideals that have the power to dramatically change the political system.
- Opinion: Who lost the white working class?
Why did white, working-class voters decide to leave the Democratic Party?
- Opinion: six responses to Bernie skeptics
Bernie's rise in the polls has been coupled by criticism, but there are plenty of reasons to suggest that he may be a viable candidate.
- Opinion: 'The Big Short' and Bernie’s plan to bust up Wall Street
If "The Big Short" is any indication, Wall Street history is about to repeat itself.
- Opinion: the 2016 economy is on the edge of recession
The economy may not enjoy durable or as consistent growth this year due to structural imbalances in the system.