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The Latest Articles by Robert Reich

Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling

Social security is a highly efficient safety net. But the president’s crypto plans and job cuts leave Americans holding the bag

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Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed

As Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk alter US media, the connections between wealth and power are in plain sight

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In the global clash between democracy and oligarchy, the US is switching sides

As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world

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Trump is the most lawless president in American history

If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law?

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What is motivating Trump’s reckless trade war?

The point is to show the world – not just Canada and Mexico – that he’s willing to mete out big punishments

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Trump unleashed chaos by freezing and unfreezing $3tn in federal grants and loans. Why?

These new initiatives are not about shrinking the size of the federal government. They’re about centralizing control in Trump’s hands

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Here’s how Trump’s vengeance machine works

Trump’s vengeance machine isn’t only about retribution. It’s also intended to intimidate Trump critics

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Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist

America has deep problems, which is why we can’t give up. Protect the vulnerable, organize boycotts and keep fighting

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Yes, Trump is back. Yet I remain hopeful about America

Even before Trump, we were on the way to losing our democracy — but we did not pay attention. Now, we have no choice but to attend to it

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There is little the US can do to constrain Elon Musk. But here are some ideas

The tech billionaire is not the first person in history to be seduced by the thrill of unconstrained power

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Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men

All of Trump’s nominees are unprincipled enablers who are unlikely to push back when he makes reckless decisions

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Trump’s cabinet isn’t as anti-Wall Street as voters might want to believe

The man Trump has tapped as US treasury secretary was only recently derided by Elon Musk as the ‘business-as-usual choice’

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To protect US democracy from tyrants, we must protect the truly free press

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The Democrats must become an anti-establishment party

The lesson of this election is that Democrats must attack inequality – and not cede working-class voters to Trump

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A peaceful but determined resistance to Trump must start now

I still have faith in America. But we must mobilize to protect those at risk if Trump achieves his worst impulses, says former US secretary of labor Robert Reich

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To defeat Trump, Harris must talk more about the economy

US vice-president’s campaign has stalled because Americans continue to struggle with their bills despite economic growth

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Trump and Harris are neck-and-neck. This is a five-alarm fire

No American who cares about the future of this country can afford to remain a mere spectator to our own democracy

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Why are Democrats tarred as elites when the world’s richest man funds Trump?

We’re living in a second Gilded Age of extreme inequality. Kamala Harris’s campaign should strike a more populist note

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JD Vance is the handpicked leader of the anti-democracy movement in the US

Rightwing tech lords are betting that Vance will be the Republican presidential pick in 2028. They’re probably right

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Donald Trump is gaining on Kamala Harris in the polls. I have some theories why

Trump, widely regarded as the sleaziest person to ever run for president, is leading or tied with Harris in crucial swing states

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Elon Musk has gained a concerning level of power over US national security

With SpaceX, Starlink and X, Musk has more foreign policy sway than probably any unelected person in US history

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Political violence and fearmongering bigotry have become too normalized

While despicable, this second assassination attempt on Trump is partly a symptom of the hate he and JD Vance are peddling

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Trump’s dour negativity contrasted with Harris’s optimism about America

Trump tried to paint Harris as the candidate of the status quo, but he failed because he came across as a mess

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Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in

He may be the richest man in the world – but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless to stop him

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Democrats are finally done with the ‘high road’ – and hitting Trump where it hurts

Someone who has flouted US democratic norms as flagrantly as Trump does not deserve civility or respect

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