Robert Reich's Blog
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Robert Bernard Reich is an American politician, academic, writer, and political commentator. He served as the twenty-second United States Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, from 1993 to 1997. A summa cum laude[1] graduate of Dartmouth College, Reich is a former Harvard University professor and the former Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He is currently Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. Reich also ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Corporations Are Stealing Billions in Tax Breaks, While the Confused, Screwed Citizenry Turn On Each Other
As global capital becomes ever more powerful, giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom — eliciting subsidies and tax breaks from countries ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Republicans Have Drooled Over the Idea of Slashing Social Security for Years, and They've Found Their Ideal Partner in Obama
The Republican leadership is already salivating over the president's proposed Social Security cut. They've been wanting to cut Social Security for years. But they won't agree ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
The Hoax of Entitlement Reform
"Entitlement reform" sounds like a noble endeavor. But it has little or nothing to do with reducing future budget deficits. Taming future deficits requires three steps having ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Next Game of Economic Chicken: Taxing the Rich
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday warned that the automatic tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to start in January amount to too much deficit ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
Romneyism
Despite its contradictions and ellipses, Romneyism has an internal coherence. It is different from conservatism, because it does not intend to conserve or protect any ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
Mitt Romney’s Question-Mark Economy
As we close in on Election Day, the questions about what Mitt Romney would do if elected grow even larger. Rarely before in American history has a candidate for president ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The First Presidential Debate
In Wednesday night's debate, Romney won on style while Obama won on substance. Romney sounded as if he had conviction, which means he's either convinced himself that the lies ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Two Major Views About Why Romney is Losing, and Why the Second is More Convincing NationofChange
The Republican primaries, and then the Republican convention, have shown America a party far removed from the “compassionate conservatism” the GOP tried to sell in 2000. ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
Robert Reich (The Fanatical GOP)
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The fanatical GOP
We’re witnessing the capture by fanatics of what was once a great and important American political party. The Republican Party platform committee now includes a provision ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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