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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 26, 2020 at 4:45 PM

The Great Coronavirus Divide

The Great Coronavirus Divide View this email in your browser Dear John, The Covid-19 pandemic is putting the deepening class divide in America into stark relief. Four new classes are emerging. The Remotes: These are professional, manage…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 7:38 PM

No bailout for Big Oil

No bailout for Big Oil Your Earth Day reminder that oil companies do not deserve to see a dime of taxpayer money. View this email in your browser Dear John, Earlier this week, the oil market crashed and sent prices to $0 a barrel. Almos…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 18, 2020 at 4:30 PM

When Will Life Go Back to Normal?

When Will Life Go Back to Normal? View this email in your browser Dear John, The US economy won’t “reopen” because the president says it should (even if he had the power, which he doesn’t). It won’t even reopen after most governors who h…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 5:33 PM

What do Bernie Sanders, Stacey Abrams, and Katie Couric have in common?

What do Bernie Sanders, Stacey Abrams, and Katie Couric have in common? Here’s a sampling of what we’ve been able to accomplish, from our living rooms, thanks to supporters like you. View this email in your browser Dear John, Three week…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 14, 2020 at 6:53 PM

25,000 deaths, and rising every day

25,000 deaths, and rising every day Trump's priority has never been public health. It's been to downplay the virus in order to boost his shot at reelection.  View this email in your browser Dear John, First it was a hoax. Then it was j…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 12, 2020 at 2:55 PM

Billionaires Won't Save Us

Billionaires Won't Save Us View this email in your browser Dear John, As millions of jobless Americans line up for food or risk their lives delivering essential services, the nation’s billionaires are making conspicuous donations to lend…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 7, 2020 at 6:13 PM

CEOs will not save us

CEOs will not save us Even in the midst of a global pandemic, corporate executives don’t have America’s best interests at heart. View this email in your browser Dear John, Yesterday, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon wrote in his annual le…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
April 5, 2020 at 5:22 PM

Trump's Biggest Hoax of All

Trump's Biggest Hoax of All View this email in your browser Dear John, Donald Trump calls allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election a “hoax.” He called his impeachment a “hoax.” He initially called the coronavirus a “hoax.”  …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 6:23 PM

The Trump recession is coming. Here’s how we can prepare.

The Trump recession is coming. Here’s how we can prepare. Our latest video breaks down the steps we need to take now to be ready for the looming recession. View this email in your browser Dear John, Last week, corporations got a $500 bi…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 29, 2020 at 7:45 PM

Listen to Doctors, Not Bankers

Listen to Doctors, Not Bankers View this email in your browser Dear John, When billionaires and corporate executives recommend Americans get back to work for the sake of the “economy,” they’re really urging that other people get sick, an…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 26, 2020 at 6:07 PM

$500 billion bailout

$500 billion bailout There are powerful forces at work that want to put corporate profits ahead of people's health. View this email in your browser Dear John, The coronavirus pandemic has gripped the country and ground the globe to a ha…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 22, 2020 at 7:11 PM

Coronavirus Corruption & Greed

Coronavirus Corruption & Greed View this email in your browser Dear John, Societies gripped by cataclysmic wars, depressions, or pandemics can become acutely sensitive to power and privilege. Weeks before the coronavirus virus crush…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 7:35 PM

Congress’ coronavirus bill doesn’t go far enough

Congress’ coronavirus bill doesn’t go far enough We are only as healthy as the least healthy among us. That’s why it’s imperative we demand comprehensive action from our lawmakers. View this email in your browser Dear John, The Trump ad…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 15, 2020 at 4:32 PM

The Dirty Secret About Public Health in America

The Dirty Secret About Public Health in America View this email in your browser Dear John, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and just about the only official in the Trump administrat…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 12, 2020 at 9:22 PM

GOP sabotaging coronavirus response

GOP sabotaging coronavirus response During a global pandemic, Trump and the GOP are holding the health and safety of millions of Americans hostage. View this email in your browser Dear John, The coronavirus outbreak is officially a glob…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 10, 2020 at 8:58 PM

Trump’s botched response to the coronavirus

Trump’s botched response to the coronavirus View this email in your browser Dear John, The coronavirus outbreak has ground the globe to a halt. Italy has banned public gatherings in the entire country and restricted travel to only work o…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 8, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Why Young Voters Still Love Bernie

Why Young Voters Still Love Bernie View this email in your browser Dear John, When middle-aged and older people feel unsafe, they run to the familiar and reliable, even if it’s deadly dull. Younger people who feel threatened are more lik…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 7:28 PM

6 responses to Bernie skeptics on Super Tuesday

6 responses to Bernie skeptics on Super Tuesday The Democratic establishment is wrong to think Bernie Sanders is too progressive to win a general election. View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s Super Tuesday, and the establish…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 1, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Trump's Coronavirus Calamity

Trump's Coronavirus Calamity View this email in your browser Dear John, This week the stock market suffered its largest weekly loss since 2008, as cases of the novel coronavirus not explained by overseas travel or contact with a person k…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 7:10 PM

William Barr is helping Trump turn America into a dictatorship

William Barr is helping Trump turn America into a dictatorship If a president can punish enemies and reward friends through the administration of justice, there can be no justice. View this email in your browser Dear John, Earlier this …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 23, 2020 at 6:25 PM

The Real Cost of Doing Nothing

The Real Cost of Doing Nothing View this email in your browser Dear John, In Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, the former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg charged that the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ policy proposals would cost $50…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 19, 2020 at 7:48 PM

Mike Bloomberg takes the debate stage

Mike Bloomberg takes the debate stage I can’t think of a more surefire way to get another four years of Trump than with an oligarch who’s buying the presidency. View this email in your browser Dear John,   It’s bad enough that a tyrant i…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 16, 2020 at 4:41 PM

Trump Has Out-Nixoned Nixon

Trump Has Out-Nixoned Nixon View this email in your browser Dear John, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sometimes rhymes,” Mark Twain is supposed to have said. My first job after law school was as an attorney at the Department of …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 11, 2020 at 5:49 PM

The liar-in-chief is at it again

The liar-in-chief is at it again "No cuts to Medicare and Social Security." "Drain the swamp." "Eliminate the debt." View this email in your browser Dear John, Donald Trump lies like most people breathe.  On Saturday, he tweeted that “…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 9, 2020 at 3:51 PM

Bloomberg's Threat to Democracy

Bloomberg's Threat to Democracy View this email in your browser Dear John, We haven’t seen his name on any of the ballots in the first four states, but that’s about to change. I’m talking, of course, about multibillionaire presidential h…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 9:02 PM

Democracy dies in broad daylight, too

Democracy dies in broad daylight, too Fox News is already flooding the airwaves with a billionaire-backed misinformation campaign to spin this cover-up as a win for the American people. View this email in your browser Dear John, Senate …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 5, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Breaking: Tyrant-in-chief acquitted

Breaking: Tyrant-in-chief acquitted The Trump-McConnell-Fox News Party just finished their charade of a Senate trial, and covered up any official account of Trump's dirty work forever. View this email in your browser Dear John, No witne…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 4, 2020 at 8:56 PM

Tonight: Boycott the State of the Union

Tonight: Boycott the State of the Union The Iowa caucus coverage is distracting us from the big picture. View this email in your browser Dear John, We can’t let the cacophony surrounding the Iowa caucus distract us from the big picture:…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 2, 2020 at 4:34 PM

The Real Reason America Is Divided

The Real Reason America Is Divided It's Not Just Trump View this email in your browser Dear John, An impeached president who is up for re-election will this week deliver a State of the Union address to the most divided union in living m…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 29, 2020 at 5:15 PM

Primary season imminent

Primary season imminent The primaries are right around the corner. Here's what you need to know.   View this email in your browser Dear John, Every four years, our country holds a general election to decide who will be our next president…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 26, 2020 at 3:27 PM

The Impeachment Trial: What You Need to Know

The Impeachment Trial: What You Need to Know Focus on the Big Picture View this email in your browser Dear John, Don’t get bogged down in the minutiae of Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial – the procedural maneuvers aimed at gettin…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 21, 2020 at 8:12 PM

Impeachment trial underway

Impeachment trial underway Don't let the Trump circus distract you from the truth. View this email in your browser Dear John, For months now, Trump and his Republican enablers have been selling a counter-narrative to distract from Trump…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 19, 2020 at 5:26 PM

Trump Jets Off to Switzerland

Trump Jets Off to Switzerland View this email in your browser Dear John, As the Senate debates Donald Trump’s future, chief executives, financiers and politicians will descend on Davos in the Swiss Alps for their annual self-congratulato…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 16, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Everyone knew.

Everyone knew. No wonder Mitch McConnell doesn't want to call any witnesses. View this email in your browser Dear John, "President Trump knew exactly what was going on." "Mr. Barr had to have known everything." "[Devin Nunes was] invo…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 14, 2020 at 4:29 PM

A perfect recipe for tyranny

A perfect recipe for tyranny Trump lies like most people breathe. Facebook and Twitter refuse to stop him. View this email in your browser Dear John, Donald Trump lies like most people breathe, and his lies have grown more vicious and d…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 12, 2020 at 4:44 PM

Trump's Economic Nationalism

Trump's Economic Nationalism View this email in your browser Dear John, Trump doesn’t understand a basic reality of today’s global economy: the profitability and competitiveness of American corporations aren’t the same as the wellbeing a…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 8:22 PM

Thank you

Thank you Wow. That is all I have to say. View this email in your browser Dear John, I have some big news I want to share with you: Thanks to the support of people like you, we just wrapped up our most successful year-end fundraising ca…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 7, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Trump leaves Defense Department in disarray

Trump leaves Defense Department in disarray Surrounded by inexperienced “yes men” who won't control his worst impulses, Trump has brashly brought us to the brink of an international crisis. View this email in your browser John, In the p…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 4, 2020 at 1:21 PM

Trump's Rogue Attack on Iran

Trump's Rogue Attack on Iran View this email in your browser Dear John, As the Senate moves to an impeachment trial and America slouches into this election year, the rule of law is center stage.  The biggest immediate news is Trump’s ki…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 12:30 AM

One more thing...

One more thing... I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to put this decade to rest. View this email in your browser Dear John,   I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to put this decade to rest.   It began with one of the most disastrous…
  Heather Lofthouse · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Thank you

Thank you When we’re feeling down, when we feel like giving up, there’s always one thing that keeps us going... View this email in your browser Dear John, Heather Lofthouse here. I’m the Executive Director at Inequality Media, and Rober…
  Reich 2020 · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 2:39 PM

The right is going to ask how many contributions we get today.

The right is going to ask how many contributions we get today. With your help, we’re going to spread the truth and take our country back. View this email in your browser Dear John, Today, December 31, is our most important online fundraising day of t…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Let me be short

Let me be short If you paid just $1 in taxes in 2018, you paid more than Amazon, Netflix, Chevron, and 57 other billion-dollar companies. View this email in your browser John,​ We have just two days. And we are still $34,843 away from earning the fu…
  Labor Secretary · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 2:50 PM

Let’s talk about the war on working people

Let’s talk about the war on working people If I wrote out all the ways Trump has abandoned the working class, I’d be writing well into the New Year. View this email in your browser Dear John, Trump has built his presidency on the false …
  Reich HQ · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 9:44 PM

This is what we feared

This is what we feared Please read this important message about why we need you right now. View this email in your browser John, I’ll keep this brief: Dedicated supporters who believe passionately in our work have committed to match ev…
  Robert B. Reich · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 3:09 PM

Can I share my story?

Can I share my story? I want you to know why I do this work. View this email in your browser Dear John, I’ve been doing some reflecting as the decade comes to a close, and I wanted to share with you a bit about why I have dedicated myse…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 3:45 PM

The Darth Vader of Washington

The Darth Vader of Washington I’ve known Mitch McConnell for a long time, since I was Labor Secretary in the 1990s, and he’s only gotten more dangerous. View this email in your browser Dear John, He’s maybe the most dangerous politician…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM

A personal note this holiday season

A personal note this holiday season Donald Trump has Fox News. I have you. View this email in your browser Dear John, Last week, I asked for your support in doubling down on my personal mission to fight the right-wing disinformation machine and get the …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 21, 2019 at 5:10 PM

Shifting gears in 2020

Shifting gears in 2020 No more business as usual. Here's our plan for this make-or-break election year. View this email in your browser Dear John, Five years ago, I founded Inequality Media with the simple goal of educating the public a…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 1:37 AM

It happened.

It happened. Fox News is already flooding the airwaves with a billionaire-backed misinformation campaign against impeachment. View this email in your browser John, The House just voted to impeach this lawless president. And already, Fox News is floo…