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Robert Reich

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Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley

June 2026

  • trump looks forward

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    double quotation markI know what it’s like to be 80. We have reason to worry about Trump’s health

    Robert Reich
    Physical and mental health aren’t easily separated, especially at our age. And the president is showing many concerning signs

May 2026

  • Trump seated between Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth.

    double quotation markThe language of the American presidency doesn’t apply to Trump

    Robert Reich
  • Donald Trump in a white-paneled room with gold trim.

    double quotation markTrump’s looming defeat in Iran is a personal and political crisis

    Robert Reich

April 2026

  • Clarence Thomas speaks at the University of Texas at Austin

    Follow Robert Reich
    double quotation markI thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him

    Robert Reich
    Newsletter
  • broken glass on ground after window was shattered in shooting at hotel

    double quotation markGunfire at the White House correspondents’ dinner is another grim sign of our times

    Robert Reich
  • white house

    double quotation markHow to defeat Trump every time

    Robert Reich
  • large crowd of protesters at No Kings march

    Fighting Back
    double quotation markHere are three ways we can turn anti-Trump solidarity into political power

    Robert Reich
    Newsletter

March 2026

  • Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

    double quotation markDear allies of America, please don’t confuse our president with us

    Robert Reich
    We are trying our best to resist him, contain him and remove him from office as quickly as we possibly can. Thank you for your patience
  • trump walks down airplane steps

    double quotation markThe war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now?

    Robert Reich
    The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding values
  • person wearing navy suit and blue tie stands behind podium and speaks into microphone

    double quotation markWhat is Trump’s endgame with Iran?

    Robert Reich
    This is a war without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear understanding of where it leads or how it ends

February 2026

  • President Trump Delivers His First State Of The Union AddressU.S. President Donald Trump, center, walks into the House Chamber to deliver a State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Trump plans to promote the Republican tax overhaul he signed into law in his first State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, but fiscal headwinds mean hes likely to have less legislative success in his second year in office. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    double quotation markWhy I’m not watching the State of the Union – and you shouldn’t either

    Robert Reich
    Trump doesn’t deserve our attention. And we already know the state of the union – it sucks
  • crowd of protesters, including one with a sign that says 'de-ice the streets - no fascists'

    double quotation markDear Kristi Noem: you’re tracking down ICE critics? I’m one of them

    Robert Reich
    The homeland security department is reportedly seeking information on critical social media accounts. Look no further
  • Illustration of a video game screen with falling blocks representing people, computers, and briefcases

    Reworked
    The bogus four-day workweek that AI supposedly ‘frees up’

    Business leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gains

January 2026

  • People hug near a memorial to Alex Pretti

    double quotation markAmerica has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it

    Robert Reich
    A chance encounter reminded me: there are two ways to look at what’s happened in Minneapolis
    Newsletter
  • a general view of various buildings in the town of Davos at nightfall

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    double quotation markWorld leaders in Davos must stand up to Trump. This is their chance

    Robert Reich
    The world needs global leaders to clearly and firmly denounce the havoc Trump is wreaking on the US and international order
  • trump speaks at podium as reporters raise hands

    double quotation markDonald Trump poses a threat to civilization

    Robert Reich
    The moral purpose of civilized society is to prevent the stronger from attacking the weaker. The US was founded on that principle
    Newsletter

December 2025

  • People take part in a No Kings protest at Liberty Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia, on 14 June 2025.

    double quotation markAmericans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us

    Robert Reich
  • a man standing on a stage with his arms stretched out

    double quotation markBehold, it’s the Trump who stole Christmas

    Robert Reich

November 2025

  • illustration of potential coin with trump's face on it

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    double quotation markThe US has drafted a coin featuring Trump. Here’s a better way to immortalize him

    Robert Reich
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  • 29th day of U.S. government shutdownU.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), standing next to Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), holds up a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) "lapse of funding plan" during a press conference to discuss SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) food aid benefits, amid the ongoing government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

    double quotation markRepublicans are regimented. Democrats are undisciplined. Just look at the shutdown

    Robert Reich
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