Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 10, 2020 at 5:19 PM

Mitch McConnell wants you to delete this email.

Mitch McConnell's proposal is a pathetically inadequate response to this deepening crisis, and shows how out of touch he is with the suffering of the American people.   Dear John, After months of dithering, Senate Republicans have finally revealed their ne…

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September 6, 2020 at 7:31 PM

Off the rails

Bezos's net worth has reached $200 billion, even as 30 million Americans reported their households don’t have enough food.   Dear John, On Labor Day weekend, eight weeks before one of the most consequential elections in American history, it’s useful to cons…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 5, 2020 at 1:01 PM

John, don't delete this email, it's important

Joe Biden‘s lead in national polls has shrunk to just 6-7 points.   John, Joe Biden may be leading in the polls now, but it is still too close for comfort, with Biden's lead within the polling margin of error in crucial battleground states. Will you chip i…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 3, 2020 at 4:08 PM

The greatest tragedy of COVID-19

This pandemic is a national trauma, like 9/11, and the lessons we learn from this experience will have enormous influence on the country for decades to come.   Dear John, We are fast approaching 200,000 Americans dead from COVID-19, the largest preventab…

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  Robert Reich and Heather Lofthouse · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Stop. Killing. Black. People.

We need a radical reimagining of law enforcement and how we address racial injustice in this country.   Dear John, Even at the end of a summer marked by historic protests against racial injustice and police killings, officer shootings of unarmed Black peo…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 26, 2020 at 4:55 PM

Trump's 40 Broken Promises Revealed

"I didn't back down from my promises, and I've kept every single one." — Donald Trump at the RNC   Dear John, The 2020 Republican National Convention has been nothing but a storm of vitriol, fear-mongering, and outright lies.  Perhaps the most egregious lie…

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August 23, 2020 at 7:25 PM

Forced to evacuate

It’s one thing to understand the climate crisis in the abstract. It’s another to experience it firsthand.   Dear John,   My wife and I have been warned that we may need to evacuate because of ravaging wildfires in the Bay Area. The climate crisis is largely…

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August 21, 2020 at 8:28 PM

Stunning Louis DeJoy testimony (600 mail sorting machines gone)

Trump’s handpicked postmaster just testified that 600 mail sorting machines (135 in key battleground states) will NOT be replaced before the election. John, Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just testified that more than 600 mail sorting machines that were removed will NOT be rein…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 20, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Trump's attacks on the Postal Service haven't stopped. They barely slowed down.

Trump openly admitted that he was sabotaging the post office to stop people from voting. Now his political stooge postmaster general is basically saying “trust me.”   Dear John, On Tuesday, Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that he would dela…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 6:08 PM

Trump’s “law and order” campaign is a diversion

Don’t let his fear-mongering distract you from his deadly COVID failures.   Dear John, More than 170,000 Americans have died and 30 million are still unemployed. And what is Donald Trump focused on? His campaign is flooding the airwaves with racist tropes, …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 16, 2020 at 10:51 PM

The biggest difference this election

Instead of “left” versus “right,” think of two different core competences.   Dear John,   As America heads into its quadrennial circus of nominating conventions (this year’s even more surreal because of the pandemic), it’s important to understand the real d…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 7:44 PM

As schools reopen, COVID continues its spread

Meanwhile, Betsy DeVos is holed up at her massive waterfront estate in Michigan.   Dear John, Just one week after a Georgia school district opened without social distancing protocols and mask requirements in place, over 800 of its students and staff have be…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 9, 2020 at 10:27 PM

Trump and Kodak

Is the insider trading we're seeing during this pandemic against the law? You bet.   Dear John,   Since the start of the pandemic, American billionaires have been cleaning up. As more than 50 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance, billionaires…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 7:11 PM

30,000,00 Americans are on the brink of disaster

And Mitch McConnell is to blame.   Dear John, 30,000,000 Americans are facing a financial cliff now that the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits have expired. Tens of millions won’t be able to make rent or mortgage payments. More will go hungry, incl…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

August 2, 2020 at 8:05 PM

The truth about the COVID economy

Trump’s economic lies are about to cause a great deal of unnecessary suffering.   Dear John,   The recovery has been very strong,” Donald Trump said on Monday. Then the commerce department reported the US economy contracted between April and June at the fas…

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July 30, 2020 at 8:43 PM

The clock is ticking

Congress has just days left to pass a coronavirus relief bill to keep struggling Americans afloat and stave off economic catastrophe.   Dear John, The clock is ticking. Federal eviction protections expired last week. Expanded unemployment benefits will expi…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 5:25 PM

Donald Trump, corporate conman

He’s the culmination of a rigged-for-the-rich system that’s shafting working Americans at every turn.   Dear John, As coronavirus surges and unemployment continues to rise, Trump’s White House wants to slash expanded unemployment benefits by $400 a week. So…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 27, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Trump is waging war on his own citizens

We have 99 days to consign Trump and his GOP enablers to the dustbin of history.   Dear John, As the death toll soars and COVID-19 surges, Trump is waging war on his own citizens. He’s sending unidentified federal agents to pick protesters off the street an…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 26, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Trump's invasion of America

He’s only a leader when it comes to assaulting Americans.   Dear John,   Donald Trump has said he has “no responsibility” for the coronavirus pandemic, fobbing it off on governors and mayors whose repeated requests for federal help he’s denied. Yet he’s now…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 21, 2020 at 7:12 PM

Trump’s secret police in Portland are part of a larger trend

He's the culmination of forty years of increasing social control in the United States and decreasing social investment.    Dear John, Americans were given $1,200 to live on for five months. Meanwhile, our military spends more than $2,000,000,000 a day. Amer…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 19, 2020 at 5:57 PM

Trump's only accomplishment

He’s on the verge of accomplishing what no American president has ever achieved.   Dear John,   Donald Trump is on the verge of accomplishing what no American president has ever achieved – a truly multi-racial, multi-class, bipartisan political coalition so…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 5:39 PM

Jeff Bezos’ tokenism

The billionaire CEO says "Black Lives Matter" but refuses to give his predominantly Black warehouse workers paid sick leave.   Dear John, Jeff Bezos says "Black Lives Matter" but refuses to give his predominantly Black warehouse workers paid sick leave. Jam…

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July 13, 2020 at 7:18 PM

We’re outnumbered

Right-wing pages spouting pro-Trump propaganda are winning the Internet.   Dear John, It’s no secret that progressives are outnumbered on social media — especially on Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook, which has become a minefield of dangerous, right-wing conspira…

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July 12, 2020 at 7:52 PM

Trump’s biggest enabler

Guess who?   Dear John,   The nation is grappling simultaneously with a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 130,000 Americans; the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression; and horrifying police killings, which have generated t…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 7, 2020 at 7:24 PM

Bezos and Zuckerberg are $76 billion richer since March

Meanwhile, 21 million Americans have lost their jobs.   Dear John, Since the start of the pandemic, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's wealth has grown by 59 percent, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' wealth has grown by 39 percent, and America’s billionaires have coll…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 6, 2020 at 7:32 PM

Trump's defeat is not inevitable

We have 120 days to make sure every American knows the willful failures of Trump and his spineless Republican toadies.   Dear John, The United States’ coronavirus death toll is rapidly approaching 130,000. Florida just set a single-day record for new cases …

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July 5, 2020 at 5:40 PM

Trump's sheer lunacy

Just over half of Americans have jobs now, the lowest figure in more than 70 years.   Dear John,   Donald Trump said Thursday’s jobs report, which showed an uptick in June, proves the US economy is “roaring back.” Rubbish. The labor department gathered the …

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June 30, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Beware Trump’s authoritarian plans

If you think Trump is on the ropes and will surely lose in November, think again.   Dear John, Last week, the United States saw its highest single-day total of new coronavirus cases to date. Today, the European Union announced it would begin reopening its b…

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June 28, 2020 at 5:09 PM

Layoffs

No bailouts for corporations that don’t share profits with its employees.   Dear John,   While millions of Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic, America’s billionaires have grown their wealth by more than $500 billion. It's never been more…

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June 23, 2020 at 6:19 PM

Here's what American exceptionalism really means:

1,000+ police killings every year, no paid sick leave, no universal healthcare, largest prison population, most COVID deaths, most student loan debt, highest drug prices, largest military spending, largest CEO-to-worker pay gap.   Dear John, As we all witne…

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June 21, 2020 at 7:07 PM

Defund the police, invest in community

Taxpayers spend $107.5 billion more on police than on public housing.   Dear John, Some societies center on social control, others on social investment. Social-control societies put substantial resources into police, prisons, surveillance, immigration enfor…

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June 17, 2020 at 6:44 PM

2020 has exposed America

We cannot cling to the idea of "going back to normal" because "normal" is what got us here.   Dear John, We’ve seen the pictures of doctors and nurses forced to wear garbage bags as personal protective equipment. We’ve heard the stories of teachers paying f…

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June 14, 2020 at 7:45 PM

Corporate America’s performative activism

CEOs are quietly funding the re-election of a president whose political ascent began with a racist conspiracy theory and who continues to encourage white supremacists.   Dear John, Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, took a knee last week before…

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June 11, 2020 at 9:46 PM

Let's talk about who's really looting America.

Only 1 Wall Street banker was jailed for fraud after the 2008 financial crash.   Dear John, As hundreds of thousands take to the streets to protest ruthless police killings of Black Americans and centuries of systemic racism, Donald Trump and his enablers h…

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June 9, 2020 at 9:10 PM

The deadly Fox News-Trump syndicate

Trump’s propaganda machine is making two deadly calamities — coronavirus and systemic racism — even more deadly.   Dear John, “People like this don't bother to work, they don't volunteer or pay taxes to help other people. They live for themselves...On tele…

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June 7, 2020 at 7:39 PM

Trump is a fascist

I’ve held off using the f word for three and a half years, but there is no longer any honest alternative.   Dear John, History teaches that mass protests against oppression can lead either to liberation or brutal repression. This past week, Donald Trump be…

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June 4, 2020 at 7:28 PM

Black Lives Matter

I won’t pretend to understand what it’s like to feel unsafe simply by existing. But I will use my privilege to help upend a system that has failed so many for so long.   Dear John,   Not even a global pandemic can overshadow the racism embedded in our count…

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May 31, 2020 at 8:28 PM

Trump is no longer president

Please accept this resend as our earlier email template was incorrect.   Dear John, His verbal bombshells are louder than ever, but Donald Trump is no longer president of the United States. By having no constructive response to any of the monumental crises…

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May 31, 2020 at 7:32 PM

Trump is no longer president

He has relinquished the core duties and responsibilities of the presidency.   Dear John,   You’d be forgiven if you hadn’t noticed. His verbal bombshells are louder than ever, but Donald Trump is no longer president of the United States. By having no cons…

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May 26, 2020 at 3:28 PM

My message to 2020 grads

I'm not going to beat around the bush. This is the worst economy in 80 years. But this is also an opportunity.   Dear John, This time of year is normally filled with joy and celebration, as millions of graduates across the country take their first steps i…

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May 24, 2020 at 4:25 PM

the real reason for reopening

The pressure to reopen the economy is coming from businesses that want to return to profitability, and from Trump, who wants to run for re-election in an economy that appears to be recovering.   Dear John,   Most of Europe and all 50 US states are in vari…

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May 19, 2020 at 6:02 PM

$8,555,555,555 a day

That's how much billionaires' wealth has grown during this pandemic.   Dear John, No description of the coronavirus is more misleading than calling it “the great equalizer.” The horrific truth is that Native Americans, Latinos, and African-Americans are dyi…

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May 17, 2020 at 2:59 PM

billionaires aren't the answer

Bezos, Musk, Trump, and all others in positions to help contain this disaster are morally bound to do so, their own ambitions be damned.   Dear John,   As America reopens for business, you might expect Jeff Bezos, the richest man in America, and his Amazo…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

May 13, 2020 at 8:03 PM

Elon Musk called me a boring idiot

Tune into our YouTube show every Thursday as we continue calling out billionaire greed and spreading the truth during this pandemic.   Dear John, Here in the Bay Area, California, we’ve been in lockdown since March 16th — almost two full months. These past …

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May 12, 2020 at 7:36 PM

Forcing people back to work is not "freedom."

Trump can call for “liberating” states all he wants, but reopening now will cause even more deaths and a longer economic crisis.   Dear John, Yesterday, Donald Trump’s daily propaganda briefing reached a fever pitch. He accused former President Barack Obama…

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May 10, 2020 at 4:37 PM

American exceptionalism

No other advanced nation was as unprepared for the pandemic as was the US.   Dear John, No other nation has endured as much death from Covid-19 nor nearly as a high a death rate as has the United States. With 4.25% of the world population, America has the…

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May 5, 2020 at 10:07 PM

This is a frightening new low.

Fox News is lying to the public about the severity of this crisis.   John, 2,909 Americans died from coronavirus on Thursday, the highest single day total since the pandemic began. But you wouldn’t know that if you tuned in to Fox News last night. “The cor…

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May 5, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Fox News’ coronavirus deception

State TV is going into overdrive to mislead the American people.   Dear John, Lie #1: “No president has done more, or acted more quickly [than Donald Trump]. The book on pandemics has now been rewritten. Future generations will learn from the lessons of th…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

May 3, 2020 at 4:31 PM

Trump's deadly plan to reopen the economy

Trump's deadly plan to reopen the economy He’s trying to force the economy to reopen in order to boost his electoral chances this November. View this email in your browser Dear John, Donald Trump is getting nervous. Internal polls show …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 6:21 PM

Quid pro quo is Trump's M.O.

Quid pro quo is Trump's M.O. To Donald Trump, the coronavirus crisis is just another opportunity. View this email in your browser Dear John, As coronavirus cases top one million, the death toll continues to climb, and states are left sc…

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