The Latest Articles by Robert Reich

‘No Republican blowout’: our panel reacts to the initial US midterm results

While much remains unclear about Tuesday’s elections, we know that Democrats did much better than expected

The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2022

Trump and Elon Musk are dangerous narcissists tailored to 2022 America

We’re better off when people like them cannot gain such untrammeled wealth and influence. Our politics is the worst for it

The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2022

The results of the midterms may determine if American democracy endures

Republican ascendancy is always a possibility with US elections, but the perils this time are more extreme than ever

The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022

Why is trickle-down economics still with us?

This gonzo economic theory continues to live on, notwithstanding its repeated failures

The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2022

The US ultra-rich justify their low tax rates with three myths – all of them rubbish

A record share of the nation’s wealth is in the hands of billionaires, who pay a lower tax rate than the average American. This is indefensible

The Guardian - US · Oct 2, 2022

Corporate greed, not wages, is behind inflation. It’s time for price controls

Corporations are using rising costs as an excuse to increase their prices even higher, resulting in record profits. We need limited price controls to break this cycle

The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2022

Republicans won’t commit to honoring vote results this fall. That’s troubling

More and more Republican candidates are in effect inviting their supporters to contest electoral losses in the streets

The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2022

Why is mainstream US TV spreading moral panics about affirmative action run amok?

Television talkshows have huge power to influence what issues dominate American discourse. And that power demands responsibility

The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2022

History will judge Republicans who stay silent about the big lie

If the democratic experiment called America continues to unravel because of what Republicans did or failed to do, they will live in infamy

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2022

Democracy is under attack – and reporting that isn’t ‘violating journalistic standards’

Biden gave a rare primetime address on the most important challenge facing America – and the media coverage was just more he-said/she-said reaction

The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2022