Notices by Robert Reich (rbreich@masto.ai)

The Gerontocracy Problem https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-gerontocracy-problem?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

What Should We Do Now? Live with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-should-we-do-now-live-with-rev?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The End of Trump II, Part 1 https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-end-of-trump-ii-part-1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Office Hours: Now that Elon is on the way out, who will be Trump’s ringleader? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-now-that-elon-is-on?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Call it what it is: corruption.

It's a grift unlike anything I've ever seen during my nearly sixty years in politics.

The American people overwhelmingly oppose Trump’s plan. In fact, a recent poll found that only 14% of voters support cutting social services to fund an extension of Trump’s tax cuts. That’s why Republicans passed the bill early in the morning when no one was watching — because they know how wildly unpopular it is.

This bill is NOT a done deal. It still needs to pass the Senate. It's important that we get in touch with our senators and tell them to vote NO on this bill. Keep calling. (202)…

The GOP budget bill is 1,116 pages long but it boils down to this one simple fact:

Republicans are facilitating a massive transfer of wealth to the richest Americans while making cuts that would rip away healthcare and food from millions of people.

It's Robin Hood in reverse.

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Their priorities couldn't be clearer.

For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.

Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.

This is why we must fix the system.

he stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024.

This isn't due to luck or skill.

Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.

Kroger stores in multiple states have overcharged customers by listing expired sale tags and then ringing up regular prices – a practice that adds extra burdens on struggling US families. Workers and union officials say the company’s chronic understaffing is driving the problem.

This comes according to reporting done by the Guardian US, Consumer Reports and the Food & Environment Reporting Network.

Watch your wallets.

RFK Jr. Is Wrong. Trump Is for the Oligarchs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J7CHRRBnGs&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

To describe Trump's actions as “potential conflicts of interest” misses the point. A “potential conflict of interest” sounds like an unfortunate situation in which it’s possible that Trump might choose his own personal interest over the nation’s. Stated this way, the problem is the conflict.

But Trump isn’t conflicted. He repeatedly chooses his (and his family’s) interests over the nation’s. He is using the authority and trappings of the presidency of the United States…

Tariffs Aren’t the Only Thing Jacking up Food Prices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGICoVtZDzQ&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

George Washington would have thrown up https://robertreich.substack.com/p/george-washington-would-have-thrown?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Mayday! And May Day https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mayday-may-day?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The first 100 days: Why we must mobilize https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-start-of-week-14?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

What We Must Do Now | Robert Reich Speaks at Berkeley Rally | April 17, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge5wsaTpuz8&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon