Robert Reich · [email protected]

July 2, 2024 at 8:15 PM

You are being lied to about immigrants

In this election year, we have been hearing non-stop criticisms of immigration from candidates who seize upon the chance to focus on scapegoats. It’s time to speak the truth: Immigrants are good for the economy and our society. Dear John, Immigrants are good for the economy and o…

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July 1, 2024 at 3:36 PM

This is outrageous… even by the standards of this Supreme Court

The Supreme Court just delayed Donald Trump’s January 6 trial once again. It’s outrageous. Dear John, The Supreme Court just issued a ruling that once again delays the criminal trial against Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. After months of gratuitous de…

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June 30, 2024 at 5:21 PM

What to do about this activist Supreme Court...

The Supreme Court is riddled with partisanship and polarization, causing a crisis of legitimacy. The TERM Act would create 18-year term limits for justices, with 2 appointees per President, resulting in a more balanced and accountable Supreme Court. Dear John, Another week of Su…

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June 28, 2024 at 12:36 AM

We’re LIVE for tonight’s debate! Join us!

Watch the first Presidential Debate of 2024 with LIVE Commentary by myself and our Executive Director, Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse! Dear John, I wanted to make sure you saw that Heather and I will be watching the debate tonight live on YouTube and we’d love for you to join us. Clic…

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June 27, 2024 at 6:23 PM

Celebrate -- or commiserate -- or maybe both tonight live during the debate

Watch the first Presidential Debate of 2024 with LIVE Commentary by myself and our Executive Director, Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse! Dear John, Many of you already know about our podcast show, The Coffee Klatch, which I do weekly with Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse, executive director of …

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June 26, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Far right causes filed only with far right judges = Justice denied

Right-wing activists are funneling court cases to judges they know will be sympathetic to their causes. We need random assignment of judges to halt this practice of “judge shopping.” Dear John, Right-wing activists with controversial cases know exactly where to file them to get t…

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June 25, 2024 at 8:20 PM

Trump compares himself to Jesus to please Christian Nationalists

Trump is increasingly playing to a white Christian Nationalist movement within the Republican Party that sees no value in separating Church and State. Dear John, Donald Trump is portraying himself as a religious savior. He has repeatedly compared his criminal trials to the cruci…

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June 22, 2024 at 12:11 AM

Tell Target: Don’t Give in to Bullies!

Caving to pressure from right-wing extremists, Target is removing its Pride Collection from half its 2,000 stores across the country. Dear John, It seems we are seeing the limits of “Rainbow Capitalism.” Corporate behemoth Target has decided that they support the LGBTQ+ communi…

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June 20, 2024 at 5:49 PM

The next Electoral College meltdown is coming

Two of our last four presidents were elected while losing the popular vote — thanks to the Electoral College. Dear John, One of the most basic principles of democracy is that the candidate who gets the most votes wins. Except, of course, when it comes to the President of the Un…

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June 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM

When the KKK murdered my childhood friend

When the Ku Klux Klan murdered my childhood friend and protector during the Freedom Summer of 1964, it changed my life forever. Dear John, When the Ku Klux Klan murdered my protector, it made me see the world differently. I was always the shortest kid in school, which made me an…

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June 16, 2024 at 11:26 PM

Help undo Trump’s Tax Scam for corporations

If you paid more than $0 in federal income taxes, you paid more than some multi-billion dollar corporations. The Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act will fix this. Dear John, If you paid more than $0 in federal income taxes in 2022, you paid more than Target, Whirlpool, or T-Mob…

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June 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM

Have you heard about Project 2025? It’s terrifying.

Project 2025 is a step-by-step playbook for Donald Trump’s second term that would literally turn America into an authoritarian MAGA police state and shred our most cherished freedoms. John — I’m resending this urgent email from ealier in the week in case you missed it. — Robert Re…

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June 14, 2024 at 10:44 PM

Justice Samuel Alito must be held accountable

Explosive recordings highlight the need for immediate action against Justice Alito's clear bias. Dear John, Recordings released this week have exposed a new round of stunning partisan bias and religious extremism from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. The recordings, obtained …

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June 14, 2024 at 12:09 AM

Trump’s plan to dismantle democracy… and our plan to stop it

Project 2025 is a step-by-step playbook for Donald Trump’s second term that would literally turn America into an authoritarian MAGA police state and shred our most cherished freedoms. Dear John, Have you heard about Project 2025? If not, you might want to sit down before reading …

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June 11, 2024 at 8:05 PM

Trickle-down economics doesn’t work

Billionaires in America have nearly doubled their wealth since 2017. What to do, in three essential steps. Dear John, In our “trickle-down” economy, billionaires double their fortunes in a few years, while the rest of us barely see a trickle. America’s 813 billionaires hold a co…

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June 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM

Tell the Department of Justice: Prosecute Big Oil!

When the FTC discovered Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield colluding with OPEC executives to keep oil prices high, they broke up the proposed merger with Exxon and referred the case to the DOJ. Now the DOJ must prosecute any criminal activity. Dear John, It’s illegal for Big Oil corpora…

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June 8, 2024 at 8:33 PM

We’re on the verge of another Electoral College meltdown

We are on the verge of a major victory to fix the broken Electoral College system by convincing Michigan to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Dear John, In 2000, George W. Bush won the presidency despite losing the national popular vote by 543,000 votes. Then in…

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June 7, 2024 at 7:41 PM

Welcome to our new “Debunk” series!

Join us for our new 10-part “Debunk” series, where we will get to the bottom of ten of the most common myths about Political Economics. Can’t wait for you to join in! Dear John, We are excited to announce our new “Debunk” series! This is a new 10-part series -- debunking the ten…

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June 6, 2024 at 9:23 PM

How TikTok is helping Trump win -- and our plan to stop him

Donald Trump just joined TikTok, and within three days, he had 5 million followers, 14 times as many as President Biden. Dear John, Last month it was reported that TikTok has twice as much pro-Trump content as pro-Biden. Then, this week, Donald Trump himself joined TikTok, and…

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June 5, 2024 at 9:33 PM

CNN must ask the candidates about the far-right agenda of Project 2025

Up to 100 million Americans may watch the first Presidential Debate on June 27th. They must hear about how radical Trump’s latest plan for “governing” -- known as Project 2025 -- is. Dear John, As many as 100 million Americans will watch the first Presidential Debate of this elec…

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June 4, 2024 at 8:47 PM

Freedom of Speech is not Unlimited Corporate Influence on Elections

A series of Supreme Court decisions over the last 50 years has had the cumulative effect of permitting unlimited corporate campaign contributions as the equivalent of freedom of speech. But money is not speech, and corporations are not people. Dear John, What’s the difference bet…

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June 2, 2024 at 4:48 PM

Tell Congress: If he will not recuse on these cases, Congress must impeach Justice Alito

With insurrectionist flags flying at two of his homes, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has shown he cannot be impartial in cases involving Donald Trump or the 2020 election. Since he will not recuse himself, Congress must act using the only means avail Dear John, Given that he…

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May 31, 2024 at 4:39 PM

Trump convicted. What next?

Donald Trump has been found guilty in the New York voter deception trial. Dear John, Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts in the New York voter deception trial. Trump is now a convicted felon, found guilty by a jury of his peers for criminally falsifying bu…

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May 30, 2024 at 9:24 PM

Trump CONVICTED

Donald Trump has been found guilty in the New York voter deception trial. Dear John, Breaking news: Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts in the New York voter deception trial. Trump is now a convicted felon, found guilty by a jury of his peers for criminall…

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May 30, 2024 at 8:08 PM

We have a big problem in the fight to stop Donald Trump

We’re suddenly facing a big, big problem in our fight to save democracy from Donald Trump. Dear John, With just over five months left before Election Day, we’re suddenly facing a big, big problem in our fight to save democracy from Donald Trump. The problem is called TikTok. …

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May 29, 2024 at 7:14 PM

Trump Would Wreck Your Bank Account

There are five Republican proposals that Trump wants to make into law that will leave you paying more if you make less than seven figures Dear John, Trump and the Republicans want to wreck your bank account. In this week’s video, I talk about 5 things you need to know about Trum…

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May 25, 2024 at 10:35 PM

Will you donate $75 a month to help demand that Samuel Alito recuse himself?

Samuel Alito has shattered any remaining credibility that he may have had as a trustworthy, impartial justice of the Supreme Court. Dear John, Last weekend, we learned about the upside-down American flag that flew in front of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s house after the J…

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May 23, 2024 at 11:31 PM

Re: Trump is dominating on TikTok. And that’s a massive problem.

There’s *twice* as much pro-Trump content on TikTok since November as pro-Biden content. John -- I'm resending this email to make sure you didn't miss it -- Robert Reich Dear John, I just got done reviewing some truly frightening numbers. No, I’m not talking about the latest m…

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May 22, 2024 at 10:38 PM

If you don’t decide, others will decide for you

How we’re reaching young people across social media… Dear John, I’ve been talking a lot recently about the importance (and difficulties!) of getting hard-hitting videos out on social media, and how we’re fighting to get out the truth with one of our biggest voter engagement campa…

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May 19, 2024 at 4:41 PM

Demand major banks stop funding Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation

Project 2025 is a blueprint for Trump to purge nonpartisan experts from government and turn every department into a stronghold of MAGA loyalists. Tell Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase to stop funding this anti-American project. Dear John, The far-right Heritage …

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May 18, 2024 at 9:21 PM

Trump is dominating on TikTok. And that’s a massive problem.

There’s *twice* as much pro-Trump content on TikTok since November as pro-Biden content. Dear John, I just got done reviewing some truly frightening numbers. No, I’m not talking about the latest meaningless New York Times poll. I’m talking about the huge lead that Trump has take…

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May 17, 2024 at 9:33 PM

Reflections on the 20th anniversary of marriage equality

20 years ago today, Massachusetts became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage -- but not without a fight. I had just run for governor, and my pro-equality position was one of the reasons I lost the primary. Dear John, History was made 20 years ago today when Massachuset…

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May 14, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Bezos and Musk: Out to destroy the right to organize

Two of the world’s richest people, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, are trying to destroy the National Labor Relations Board. If they succeed, American workers could lose the right to organize. Dear John, Corporations headed by two of the world’s richest billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff…

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May 11, 2024 at 7:23 PM

Terrifying poll (New York Times)

Americans appear to have forgotten just how bad things were during the Trump presidency and now give him much more positive ratings than they did back in 2020. Dear John, America appears to be suffering from a collective case of mass amnesia when it comes to Donald Trump’s presi…

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May 10, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Pass the Stock Buyback Accountability Act Now!

Stock buybacks boost the portfolios of CEOs and the top 1%, while harming workers and consumers. The Stock Buyback Accountability Act will help counter this trend. Dear John, I nearly spat out my coffee when I saw Apple announce the biggest stock buyback in history -- $110 billio…

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May 9, 2024 at 11:46 PM

I saw Trump coming 30 years ago. We have a plan to stop him now.

I gave a speech in 1994 that turned out to be prescient, but the White House was furious. Dear John, In 1994, I was serving as Bill Clinton’s secretary of labor, and I gave a speech warning that the growing gap between rich and poor in this country was setting the stage for the r…

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May 7, 2024 at 9:26 PM

How Wall Street priced working people out of a home

Why are rent and home prices skyrocketing? Find out how we can fight Wall Street’s domination of the U.S. housing market. Dear John, Rent is skyrocketing and homeownership is increasingly out of reach for millions of Americans, especially young people. One big reason why? Wall S…

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May 5, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Put workers first! Pass the PRO Act now

Right-wing governors are threatening union organizing gains in the South. We need the PRO Act to protect workers’ rights. Dear John, In April, union organizers celebrated an historic victory when a supermajority of Chattanooga's Volkswagen workers -- about 75% -- voted to join th…

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May 3, 2024 at 10:41 PM

Biden’s plan to relieve tens of thousands in student debt for millions of people

The Department of Education’s new plan for student debt relief could mean substantial assistance for millions of people with outstanding loans. But first, your comments are needed to show public support. Dear John, Public comments are now open on the Department of Education’s new…

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May 1, 2024 at 8:51 PM

Hello? Did everyone forget what Trump was really like?!

I’m not a big believer in polls. A lot of them are junk, and even the most high-quality polls are at best a snapshot in time with a significant margin of error. Dear John, I’m not a big believer in polls. A lot of them are junk, and even the most high-quality polls are at best a…

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April 30, 2024 at 7:38 PM

5 ways to become a billionaire

If American capitalism were working properly, billionaires would have gone the way of the dodo. Dear John, Last time I checked, there’s no billionaire clause in the Bill of Rights. We only have billionaires because we allow them to manipulate our economic system to create their …

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April 28, 2024 at 5:42 PM

Senators question the integrity of Vote by Mail under Louis DeJoy

Four years into his 10-year plan to privatize the U.S. Postal Service, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been unresponsive to concerns about how his plans to divert mail hundreds of miles, even through other states, will affect the timely delivery of Vot Dear John, Postmaster Ge…

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April 27, 2024 at 5:31 PM

Hello? Did everyone forget what Trump was really like?

Americans appear to have forgotten just how bad things were at the end of the Trump presidency and now give him much more positive ratings than they did back in 2020. Dear John, I’m not a big believer in polls. A lot of them are junk, and even the most high-quality polls are at…

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April 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM

Tell Congress: Side with working people, not billionaires and Big Business

The American tax system is full of huge breaks for the ultra-wealthy; the rest of us: not so much. Taxing investment gains and inheritances of the wealthiest 1% would help bring the tax code into better balance. Dear John, Corporations are like people at least in this one regard:…

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April 25, 2024 at 10:37 PM

TikTok just took down our video warning about RFK Jr.

Americans appear to have forgotten just how bad things were at the end of the Trump presidency and now give him much more positive ratings than they did back in 2020. Dear John, Last weekend, Inequality Media Civic Action launched our latest video warning voters about the dire th…

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April 24, 2024 at 10:04 PM

Tell Facebook: Hatred and misinformation must be checked!

CrowdTangle is the transparency tool that exposed the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2016. Now Facebook/Meta is shutting it down. Dear John, You may recall the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2016, when “psychographic profiles” of over 30 million Facebook users were surre…

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April 23, 2024 at 10:51 PM

The president must not be above the law!

Donald Trump thinks he is above the law. We can only hope the Supreme Court does not agree. Dear John, This Thursday, Trump’s lawyers will argue before the Supreme Court that presidents should be allowed to commit crimes. They have even claimed that a president could be immune f…

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April 21, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Tell Congress to hold corporations accountable now

Corporations are shamelessly boosting profits while deceptively shrinking their products. Let’s tell Congress to pass the Shrinkflation Prevention Act now! Dear John, For nearly a year, inflation has been subsiding. But you wouldn’t know it by a trip to the grocery store, where …

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April 19, 2024 at 11:09 PM

GOP transferring public schools funds to private schools that teach creationism

Across the country, Republicans are implementing voucher systems that strip funds from public schools and funnel them into for-profit private schools that are selective, expensive, and lack public accountability. Dear John, Public education, accessible and available to all child…

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April 19, 2024 at 12:06 AM

Maine says no to the Electoral College. Next up, Michigan?

Trump lost the national popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes in 2016 and still won the White House because of the irrational and undemocratic current Electoral College system. Dear John, Here’s something I bet you never expected to hear from me: I think the Republican candida…

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