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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 5, 2023 at 4:50 AM

I predicted Trumpism in 1994. No one listened.

We are on the way to becoming a two-tiered society due to income inequality, and it will destroy our democracy. Dear John, In 1994, when I was serving as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, I gave a speech warning that America was becoming a two-tiered society and t…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 3, 2023 at 7:33 PM

We cannot sustain a ratio of CEO to worker pay of 399 to 1!

American CEOs make 399 times the median worker salary. Tell Congress to pass the Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act today! Dear John, I’ve written to you about this problem before, but now there’s a fix for it. The problem is the obscene disparity between CEO and m…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 1, 2023 at 11:39 PM

Don’t let them hide what they’re actually going to bill you!

Junk fees are hidden costs not included in the advertised price of a good or service. The FTC is now seeking comments on a proposed rule to ban them. Dear John, Junk fees are extra hidden charges we don’t know about until they show up on the bill. They’re a bait and switch, whe…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 7:56 PM

Tell Congress to pass the Stop Child Labor Act and end child labor in America.

Child labor violations have increased 88% since 2019, and right-wing politicians are pushing for an easing of the laws. Tell Congress to stop these trends by passing the Stop Child Labor Act today. Dear John, Big corporations are exploiting and endangering children with their lab…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 8:31 PM

I discuss real wages, labor, and Bidennomics with Jared Bernstein

I had a chance to meet with my long-time friend and colleague, President Biden’s chief economic adviser, Jared Bernstein. We discussed the strong economy, inflation, real wages, and labor-friendly Bidennomics. Dear John, I’m pleased to bring you a special video this week. I had a…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 7:49 PM

My personal request this Giving Tuesday

Today is Giving Tuesday, and it couldn’t be coming at a better time. Dear John, Today is Giving Tuesday, and it couldn’t come at a better time, because the team here at Inequality Media is doing some of the most effective work I’ve ever seen — and every dollar we raise today wil…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 12:40 AM

Stop whatever you’re doing. Read this.

I just read a report-back on our latest videos, and the results are incredible. Dear John, Yesterday, I told you about the incredible test results we’re seeing with our latest series of videos — including some that are moving public opinion by as much as 15-18 points among potent…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 26, 2023 at 6:31 PM

I nearly spit out my coffee over these latest numbers

I just read a report-back on our latest videos, and the results are incredible. Dear John, Over the last several weeks, the team at Inequality Media Civic Action has been testing a series of new videos aimed at educating the public and persuading voters that President Biden’s eco…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 25, 2023 at 8:04 PM

Tell Congress: We need legislation to overturn Citizens United

When the Supreme Court decided that corporations have the same rights as individuals, they ushered an ongoing avalanche of money into our political system. Dear John, We know that concentrations of money lead to concentrations of power. This has been especially true in this coun…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 24, 2023 at 6:08 PM

Demand news networks stop giving Trump a free pass

As Trump continues to amp up the violence of his rhetoric, calling his opponents “vermin” whom he will “root out” to be “crushed,” TV news networks must call out the elephant in the room. Dear John, Donald Trump’s language is not just brutal and offensive; he has begun citing th…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 21, 2023 at 8:04 PM

A warning from 1994 of a two-tiered society

Twenty-nine years ago, we could see a two-tiered society emerging with only a few winners and many more left behind. Today we are still struggling with the resulting rage and resentment that can be easily manipulated. Dear John, Twenty-nine years ago, when I was Secretary of Lab…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 20, 2023 at 4:21 PM

A Supreme Court case you need to know about

No Supreme Court case in recent history has had the extreme potential economic impact that Moore v. United States does. Dear John, One of the biggest cases currently before the Supreme Court is called Moore v. U.S., and it could hand a massive $350 billion tax windfall to corpora…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 19, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Protect Worker Rights: Ban Captive Audience Meetings

Let’s take this movement nationwide! Dear John, Some union-busting tactics are illegal. Some aren’t -- yet -- but should be. Captive audience meetings are one of the methods major corporations, from Starbucks to Amazon to Trader Joe’s, use to try to intimidate union organizers a…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 17, 2023 at 11:57 PM

Expel George Santos

This shouldn’t be a hard decision. Dear John, I’m pretty sure that if you are paying attention to politics, you know by now that U.S. House Representative George Santos is a demonstrated liar who does not belong in Congress. He’s been indicted for 23 felonies ranging from wire f…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 16, 2023 at 12:34 AM

(Update) Trump is disqualified campaign

We must keep up the pressure as at least one of these cases is likely to head toward the Supreme Court. Dear John, I have been saying for months that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president due to the provision in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, that says: “No person s…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 14, 2023 at 11:12 PM

The new SCOTUS ethics code is neither a code nor about ethics.

The new code is a pathetic attempt at pacifying the public instead of holding justices accountable. Dear John, Listen, I’m going to cut right to the chase here: The Supreme Court’s new ethics code is neither a code nor about ethics. It’s a pathetic attempt at pacifying the publi…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 12, 2023 at 8:35 PM

Four justices must recuse due to massive financial interests in Moore v. U.S.

Four of the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have substantial financial interests in the outcome of the most economically significant case to reach the Court in recent history. Dear John, It’s no exaggeration to say an upcoming Supreme Court case has the potential to cause…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 10, 2023 at 11:31 PM

Pass the ETHICS Act!

Why are members of Congress still allowed to buy and sell individual stocks? Dear John, Insider trading of stocks is illegal for the vast majority of Americans, because inside knowledge confers an unfair advantage upon the person who knows ahead of time how a company or industry…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 8, 2023 at 11:39 PM

We must make voter registration automatic nationwide.

Nearly half the states offer Automatic Voter Registration when a citizen applies for a driver’s license or official ID. Let’s reduce barriers to voting and offer it in every state! Dear John, Last night, we saw the impact of high voter turnout in elections across the country. Now…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 7, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Trump better than Biden on the economy!? Oh, please.

Trump is beating Biden on the economy by 59 to 37 percent. We know how to fix that. Dear John, By now you’ve probably heard about the big New York Times / Siena College poll showing Donald Trump leading President Biden in five out of the six key battleground states. But when I d…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 6, 2023 at 6:44 PM

More important than test scores: Where parents went to school

The Supreme Court ruled out affirmative action for racial and ethnic minorities. But children of the ultra-rich? That’s another story. Dear John, The Supreme Court may have ruled out affirmative action in elite college admissions for racial and ethnic minorities, but there’s one …
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 5, 2023 at 7:28 PM

Tell your Senators: Hold failed bank executives accountable

When reckless bank executives make millions from their failed decisions, regulators should be able to step in and recoup the ill-gotten gains. Dear John, When Silicon Valley Bank crashed earlier this year, CEO Greg Becker deployed his golden parachute and nabbed himself $3.6 mill…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 3, 2023 at 9:38 PM

Social media platforms: Stop groups that promote hatred and violence

The influence of hate spewed through social media is far-reaching and extremely dangerous. Meta, Google, and X must take action against hate groups like LibsOfTikTok. Dear John, A single social media post by the hate group LibsOfTikTok, targeting a school or hospital or school bu…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 1, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Tell Congress: No secret meetings to make huge cuts to human needs programs

House Republicans want to establish a “bipartisan” commission to meet secretly and make more than $5 trillion in cuts to critical human needs programs. Dear John, House Republicans are seeking to establish a “bipartisan” commission to meet behind closed doors and cut literally t…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 30, 2023 at 7:41 PM

Re: No, we're not just preaching to the choir

I just got a reportback on our latest videos, and I want to share the results with you right now. John -- I'm re-sending the email below that I sent over the weekend in case you missed it. This is an incredible opportunity, but we need to act fast. -- Robert Reich Dear John, I’…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 29, 2023 at 5:08 PM

Tell Congress: Save the Post Office now!

A law passed in 2006 has prevented the Post Office from providing new goods and services. It’s time for Congress to repeal it. Dear John, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has vowed to privatize the United States Postal Service, turning a venerated public service into a private prof…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 28, 2023 at 10:09 PM

No, we're not just preaching to the choir

I just got a reportback on our latest videos, and I needed to share the results with you right now. Dear John, I’ve been reviewing the results of the latest videos that we’ve been testing about the Biden economy to see if they sway voters, and the numbers are incredible. For ins…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 27, 2023 at 5:01 PM

These economic myths are tricks, not treats

Zombies rise up from the dead to wreak their havoc. Zombie myths can be even more dreadful! Dear John, Don’t you just hate it when yet another zombie rises up out of its grave to grab you by the ankles -- or even your throat?   I just hate that. But even worse can be some of the…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 25, 2023 at 7:15 PM

A vote for “No Labels” is a vote for Trump.

“No Labels” claims to be a “commonsense” alternative to Biden or Trump. But, funded by far right donors, it’s actually a scheme to clear the way for Trump. Dear John, No Labels claims to be a non-ideological, “middle ground” between the two major parties for the 2024 election, bu…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 24, 2023 at 11:18 PM

The President should be decided by National Popular Vote!

Twice in the last 30 years, the Electoral College handed the Presidency to the loser of the popular vote. It’s time for Michigan to sign onto the National Popular Vote Compact! Dear John, In case you hadn’t noticed, the Electoral College is broken. Since 1992, every single winne…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 22, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Shine a light on corporations’ hidden agendas: Stop funding ALEC

Corporate lobbyists meet secretly with lawmakers to push a far right agenda. Tell corporations to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council. Dear John, The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is responsible for producing some of the most extreme far right st…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 18, 2023 at 10:57 PM

[TAKE ACTION]: Tell the House to reject an insurrectionist as Speaker

Whether it’s Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, or any of the other 145 members of the Sedition Caucus, an insurrectionist should not be the next Speaker of the House. Dear John, As I'm writing this message, Republicans in the House still have not chosen a new Speaker. First they tried …
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 17, 2023 at 8:46 PM

My advice for President Biden.

A message to President Biden, the first president to join with striking workers: Now it’s time to take on the underlying problem, corporate greed! Dear John, I want to congratulate President Biden for being the first sitting president to join a picket line. It was a huge deal wh…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 15, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Boycott Trader Joe’s if they don’t stop stonewalling the union!

Trader Joe’s has been retaliating against union organizers and refusing to negotiate in good faith. Will you pledge to join a customer strike if one is called? Dear John, Workers need your support in a crucial fight for rights and fair labor practices. Despite the company’s worke…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 14, 2023 at 8:55 PM

Our plan to stop RFK Jr. from tipping the election to Trump

Dear John, I wish I didn't have to write this email, but I do. It's about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I wish I didn't have to write it because I'm disgusted at the way RFK Jr. has been trading on his famous name to spread dangerous lies. I wish I didn't have to write it because I w…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 13, 2023 at 9:21 PM

Tell SCOTUS: Dismiss Moore v. United States

Moore v. United States threatens to upend the entire U.S. tax system, but it is based in lies and falsehoods. Tell SCOTUS to dismiss the case. Dear John, The stakes are high, and the Supreme Court is under a microscope. In the upcoming case, Moore v. United States, the very basi…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 12, 2023 at 8:49 PM

FWD: I just nearly fell out of my chair

I just got a report-back on our latest videos, and I needed to share the results with you right now. John -- We're seeing such incredible results from our latest videos that I wanted to resend the update below to make sure you didn't miss it. If you have a moment, please check it …
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 11, 2023 at 9:22 PM

We’re now in America’s Second Gilded Age. That’s not good.

Social conditions in the United States today are similar to the late 19th century when corruption ran rampant. What can we learn from the past to make a better future? Dear John, The robber barons of the Gilded Age are back! Much as in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a time of g…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 9, 2023 at 3:37 PM

I just nearly fell out of my chair

I just got a report-back on our latest videos, and I needed to share the results with you right now. Dear John, I just got a report-back on the effectiveness of our latest series of videos on how price-gouging corporations are causing inflation, and I wanted to share these result…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 8, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Tell President Biden: Pardon all marijuana offenders, not just low-level charges

President Biden’s blanket pardon of low-level marijuana offenders is a step in the right direction, but it doesn’t go far enough. Dear John, One year ago, President Biden issued a blanket pardon for those with federal convictions for simple possession of marijuana. This is a bi…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 6, 2023 at 10:35 PM

Tell Congress: Increase - don’t cut - IRS funding now

As congressional Republicans try to claw back funding for the IRS to protect their rich friends, we must keep the IRS fully funded to catch wealthy tax cheats. Dear John, Thanks to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS is planning to pursue aggressively hundreds of …
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 4, 2023 at 10:08 PM

Tell Congress: Reject any legislation that would break the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!

The Big Banks are trying to change the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in order to weaken it. Tell Congress to reject this legislation and keep consumer protections strong! Dear John, When the housing bubble collapsed in 2008, millions of Americans l…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 9:48 PM

A Shutdown Was Averted, but the Republican Clown Show Continues

The shootout within the GOP nearly catches the rest of us in the shutdown crossfire. Dear John, When Republicans try to prove to each other who’s the Trumpiest, watch out, America. We just narrowly avoided another government shutdown, ordered by Trump and threatened by the MAGA …
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 2, 2023 at 6:12 PM

No Labels is tipping the election to Trump. We must stop them.

No Labels is little more than a Republican front group trying to help Trump win. John -- I'm re-sending this urgent email from Saturday to make sure you don't miss it. -- Robert Reich Dear John, No Labels, the dark-money group that’s spending tens of millions to run a third-par…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 8:17 PM

The right-wing plan to guarantee a Trump win in 2024

No Labels is little more than a Republican front group trying to help Trump win. Dear John, No Labels, the dark-money group that’s spending tens of millions to run a third-party candidate against Joe Biden in 2024, just announced that they’ve already registered 15,000 voters in t…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 8:48 PM

It should be a scandal. Instead, it’s just politics as usual.

There is only one reason to "negotiate" Social Security and Medicare's future in a closed-door commission and it’s to give Congress cover to cut benefits Dear John, Politico has offered a preview of the Republican budget proposal, and while they don’t cut Social Security and Medi…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 9:53 PM

This gives me hope about wealth inequality.

A lot has changed, but the message is the same! Dear John, A decade ago, we sounded an alarm with the movie Inequality for All. In the 10 years since director Jake Kornbluth and I made Inequality for All, what’s changed? Everything! Well, okay, not everything, but a LOT. And wh…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 12:41 AM

Donald Trump supports workers?! Hogwash.

Donald Trump is giving a speech to striking autoworkers in Detroit claiming to be a champion of the working class. Dear John, Tomorrow night, instead of participating in the Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump is giving a speech to striking autoworkers in Detroit in an e…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 24, 2023 at 6:04 PM

Congress must stand up to extremists and avert a government shutdown!

The devastating domino effect a government shutdown unleashes on our nation, and why now is the time to take a stand. Dear John, The effects of a government shutdown are not theoretical. They have real consequences that can be measured, quantified, and far-reaching. For example,…
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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 5:20 PM

What was NBC thinking!?

Why on Earth did NBC debut its new “Meet the Press“ with Trump? Dear John, Last Sunday, with great fanfare and weeks of buildup, NBC debuted Kristen Welker as the new host of its flagship weekly news program, “Meet the Press.” And who was the first guest they had on to mark the …
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