Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 24, 2024 at 5:22 PM

Replace the Electoral College with the National Popular Vote Compact

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, replacing the Electoral College with one person, one vote across the country, is no longer a partisan issue. Dear John, The Electoral College is a blatantly undemocratic institution that wreaks havoc over one of the core tasks of our …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 23, 2024 at 9:38 PM

Nonprofit “death penalty” bill passes the House

The U.S. House of Representatives just voted to give Trump the power to crush any nonprofit organization with the stroke of a pen. John -- I'm re-sending this urgent email from Thursday to make sure you didn't miss it. -- Robert Reich Dear John, The U.S. House of Representati…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 21, 2024 at 7:54 PM

House passes bill to give Trump authority to crush nonprofits that criticize him

The U.S. House of Representatives just voted to give Trump the power to crush any nonprofit organization with the stroke of a pen. Dear John, The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a terrifying bill that would empower Donald Trump to strip the nonprofit status of any orga…

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  IMCA Team · [email protected]

November 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM

RE: Denounce the 52 Democrats Who Enabled Trump’s Attacks on Nonprofits

52 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to give Trump sweeping new powers to target nonprofits—groups that protect our rights, fight for justice, and serve our communities. Dear John, We have an important update (and a correction) about the upcoming vote on Trump’s a…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 9:25 PM

Denounce the 52 Democrats Who Enabled Trump’s Attacks on Nonprofits

52 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to give Trump sweeping new powers to target nonprofits—groups that protect our rights, fight for justice, and serve our communities. Dear John, In a stunning betrayal, 52 House Democrats joined Republicans to vote for a bill th…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM

We knew it would be bad. These people are dangerous.

We knew that Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations would be bad, but the people he’s picking to run his second administration are flat-out horrific. Dear John, We knew that Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations would be bad, but the people he’s picked so far have been flat-out horri…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 8:33 PM

Have you stoppped reading the news? I get it.

We must not avert our eyes from this calamity, or minimize it, or throw up our hands in despair or retreat. Dear John, I know that many of you are still in shock about what happened last week. Some of you don’t even want to read a newspaper or hear the news. I get it. But we …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 12, 2024 at 10:12 PM

The Electoral College undermines your vote

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would replace the Electoral College with one person, one vote across the country. Dear John, Should someone else's vote count more than yours? For 80 percent of Americans, that’s exactly what’s happening. Their vote for president isn…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 9, 2024 at 9:25 PM

Our resistance movement starts right now

It’s our duty to do all we can to protect those most in harm’s way. This will not be easy, but giving up is not an option. Dear John, For the last three days, friends and former coworkers have been contacting me — some in tears, some in abject panic, most deeply worried. This ha…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 7, 2024 at 7:26 PM

God I hate sending this email

I still have faith in America, but we must mobilize to protect those at risk if Trump achieves his worst impulses. Dear John, God I hate sending you this email. Yesterday afternoon, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump. Republicans have also won cont…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 6, 2024 at 10:08 PM

The Awful Truth Under Trump

If you are grieving or frightened by Trump’s victory, you are not alone. Dear John, I won’t try to hide it. I’m heartbroken and scared by the outcome of the election. I’m sure you are too. Trump’s victory makes America less safe for millions of people -- especially for those wh…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Share our Nauseous Optimism on Election Night!

Join Us! Election Night will be tense, but Heather Lofthouse and I will be live be live for part of it with an Election Night Coffee Klatch. Tune in for real-time election updates, context, and commentary. Dear John, Well, folks, here it is. We’ve made it to Election Day. We’r…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 3, 2024 at 4:40 PM

RE: Trump’s predictable false claims backed up by the “red mirage”

The media must inform the public of this dirty trick Trump tried in 2020, which he’s likely to try again: Since less populated “red” Republican voting districts are more quickly counted, Trump will likely use this fact to claim Republicans are getting “robbed” of their early “lead.” …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Here’s a term I bet you’ve never heard

Donald Trump is planning a dirty trick on election night to try to overturn the election. He used it in 2020, and he’s going to do it again. Dear John, Donald Trump is planning a dirty trick on election night to try to overturn the election. He used it in 2020, and he’s going …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 11:55 PM

Don’t let Trump’s threats silence the Washington Post and LA Times!

Why is Jeff Bezos giving in to Trump by refusing to let the Washington Post endorse a presidential candidate this year? Threats of retaliation are only part of the story: Bezos is also striving with Elon Musk for dominance in space. Dear John, The billionaire owners of two major…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 5:31 PM

Our secret weapon to defeat Donald Trump

Some of you have shared with me your fears about the upcoming election, now just days away. Dear John -- I'm resending this important email to make sure you didn't miss it. -- Robert Reich Dear John, I’m hearing from a lot of people about their fears around the election, and I…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 31, 2024 at 2:38 PM

We need to raise $150,000 in the next 24 hours

We’re now just 5 days from Election Day, and the team here at Inequality Media Civic Action needs to make some major decisions about our last-minute expenditures before the election. Dear John, Let’s keep this short and sweet. We’re now just five days from Election Day, and th…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Trump’s predictable false claims backed up by the “red mirage”

The media must inform the public of this dirty trick Trump tried in 2020, which he’s likely to try again: Since less populated “red” Republican voting districts are more quickly counted, Trump will likely use this fact to claim Republicans are getting “robbed” of their early “lead.” …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 9:08 PM

What Trump will do on election night

Trump tried this dirty trick in 2020, and he’ll likely try it again. Dear John, There’s a dirty Trump trick you need to look out for. He used it in 2020 to try to overturn the election, and he’s going to do it again. But it doesn’t work if you know it’s coming. Watch out for Trum…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 6:53 PM

Millions of Americans are only JUST NOW tuning in

We’re now just 8 days until Election Day, and I know that so many of you are dismayed and frightened. Dear John, We’re now just 8 days until Election Day, and I know that so many of you are dismayed and frightened at the polls showing Donald Trump running head-to-head with Kama…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Medicare at Home: A way to make long-term care affordable for all of us!

Kamala Harris is proposing Medicare at Home, to enable families to provide long-term care of the elderly at home for all who qualify for Medicare. This would be a real game-changer in providing for the elderly’s long term health needs. Dear John, Middle-class families feel the cr…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 26, 2024 at 3:37 PM

Elon Musk’s latest dirty trick to help Trump

A right-wing group with ties to Elon Musk is running fake ads from a phony pro-Kamala Harris Facebook page called “Progress 2028.” Dear John, We’ve just learned that a right-wing group with ties to Elon Musk is running a wave of fake ads from a phony pro–Kamala Harris Facebook p…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM

Elon Musk, billionaire vote harvester, must be investigated

Elon Musk is giving away $1 million a day to swing-state voters who sign his petition and vote to try to buy the election for Donald Trump. The outsized influence of billionaires like Musk on our presidential elections must be curbed immediately. Dear John, If we ever needed more…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 24, 2024 at 5:38 PM

HOW can this race be tied?!

With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are essentially tied. Dear John, With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are essentially tied. Neither candidate is ahead by even a single point in the…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 9:14 PM

Trump’s plan for immigrants: A humanitarian and economic catastrophe

Trump has promised mass deportation of up to 20 million undocumented immigrants: an unprecedented humanitarian and economic disaster for our country that would tear apart as many as 1 in 15 American families. Dear John, Trump’s #1 campaign promise would wreck the economy and rip …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 3:35 PM

Elon Musk attacked me on Twitter

Elon Musk attacked me on Twitter, but I am not going to let Elon Musk bully me. We must do everything in our power to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. Dear John, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is trying to buy the presidential election for Donald Trump. Mus…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 20, 2024 at 7:21 PM

Protect Our Elections from Violent Extremists

73% of voters are worried about political violence surrounding this November election. Governors must act now to ensure the security of polling places. Dear John, It is a shameful reality reflective of nearly ten years of violence-tinged rhetoric from Donald Trump: Threats of po…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 9:54 PM

I can’t sugarcoat this. The situation is frightening.

Some of you have shared with me your fears about the upcoming election. John -- There are now just 16 days until the election. Please take a look at this email I sent to you the other day if you haven't had a chance to read it yet. -- Robert Reich Dear John, I’m hearing from a…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 18, 2024 at 10:17 PM

The FBI forwarded Kavanaugh complaints to Trump without investigating

According to a new report sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the FBI received more than 4,500 complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation process. But the investigation was shut down by then-President Trump. Dear John, We are just now learning that t…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 17, 2024 at 8:11 PM

May I please have a word with you?

Some of you have shared with me your fears about the upcoming election, now just 22 days away. Dear John, I’m hearing from a lot of people about their fears around the upcoming election, and I can’t sugarcoat this. The situation is frightening and worrying. We have already en…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 11:25 PM

How to fix the Supreme Court? Here’s how: the JMTA

From extravagant gifts from billionaires to failures to recuse and public displays of support for insurrectionists, the Supreme Court has proven it is in serious need of reform. The Judicial Modernization and Transparency Act seeks to restore the constitutional balance of powers. …

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 12:11 AM

This election will affect the Supreme Court for decades

This November, the future of the Supreme Court is on the ballot. The next president may choose 2, 3, or more justices. Will the result be a jam-packed MAGA majority? Dear John, Where do you see yourself in 2060? What about your kids or grandkids? Will Donald Trump be affecting yo…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 13, 2024 at 4:02 PM

The Electoral College has been a compromise to democracy since it was invented.

The National Popular Vote (NPV) Interstate Compact would replace the Electoral College with one person, one vote across the country. Dear John, The Electoral College was designed in 1787 to give slave-holding states an electoral advantage over free states with larger populations.…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 12, 2024 at 7:25 PM

Donald Trump is showing signs of dementia. Why won’t the media talk about it?

Trump has a family history of dementia, and every day we see more signs that he may be succumbing to it himself. Dear John, Donald Trump is the oldest presidential candidate ever nominated by a major political party, and he’s showing increasingly severe signs of dementia. Yet t…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 11:07 PM

Stop Project 2025 from taking over Medicare!

Corporate insurers cannot be trusted to run Medicare -- but that’s exactly what Trump’s Project 2025 calls for. Don’t let them cap benefits and increase prices of prescription drugs! Dear John, Trump’s GOP and their Project 2025 would destroy the affordability of Medicare and Med…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM

How do we win this election? It's the economy, stupid!

Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Dear John, Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085%. Meanwhile, the $7.25 per hour federal minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years — and Donald Trump will only make thin…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 9, 2024 at 11:14 PM

It’s dangerous to let Elon Musk own the battlefield communications in Ukraine

Elon Musk’s increasingly unhinged actions highlight the dangers of his billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts, including critical satellite communications technology. Not to mention, he is calling me names! Dear John, Elon Musk is rapidly transforming his wealth into a massiv…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 8, 2024 at 9:59 PM

Trump is a Business Failure

Trump claims to be a phenomenally successful businessman. Not true! He ran the country by running up deficits like his bankrupted companies. Dear John, Trump’s entire candidacy is based on a lie. He claims to be a phenomenally successful businessman. Not true. Trump is a busines…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 6:21 PM

RE: I’ve never sent an email like this before!

To remind people how awful Trump was, we put together a video on the 10 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency. John -- I had never sent an email like this before last week, but the response has been tremendous, and I wanted to make sure you didn't miss it! -- Robert Reich Dea…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 12:16 AM

Urge Amazon's VP of Health & Safety: Meet with Injured Amazon Workers!

Amazon employees’ rate of serious injuries on the job is twice the industry standard. But Amazon leadership refuses to even meet with a worker group seeking solutions to this crisis. Dear John, Second only to Walmart, Amazon is the nation’s next largest employer, and its record o…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 5, 2024 at 6:49 PM

Elon Musk called me a “miniature wanker.” I won’t be bullied.

Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, is rapidly transforming his wealth into a massive source of unaccountable political power to reinstall Donald Trump in the White House. Dear John, Elon Musk is rapidly transforming his wealth into a massive source of unaccountable poli…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 4, 2024 at 5:55 PM

Trump gave billionaires and multimillionaires $2 trillion in tax cuts

Trump’s 2017 Tax Scam gave billions to the rich and corporations, while many middle-income families saw their taxes go up. The tax cuts increased the deficit by $2 trillion, but now Trump and the MAGA GOP want to expand them. Dear John, The Trump tax cuts were a YUGE scam. The O…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 11:08 PM

RE: It’s time to bypass the mainstream media!

I’m so excited about the test results we’ve just gotten back on our latest videos. John -- I'm re-sending this important email from last week to make sure you didn't miss it. -- Robert Reich Dear John, If you’ve spent any time looking at the polls lately, you might be feeling a…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 2, 2024 at 10:37 PM

Project 2025 does away with the minimum wage and decades of workers’ rights

Project 2025 attacks workers’ rights including overtime regulations, the minimum wage, and essential safety standards. Dear John, “A horror story longer and scarier than The Shining, with all work and no pay.” That’s how the labor activist group More Perfect Union sums up Proj…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 6:54 PM

Watch the debate with us tonight!

Just a few hours from now, vice presidential candidates Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance will face off in what may be the final debate this year. Will Walz tell Dad jokes? Will Vance say something weird? Let’s watch together and share some needed support! Dear…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM

I’ve never sent an email like this before!

To remind people how awful Trump was, we put together a video on the 10 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency. Dear John, Donald Trump had the lowest average job-approval rating of any president in the history of polling, but some people seem to have developed a case of amnes…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 5:04 PM

RE: Fight Election Disinformation! Tell Networks, Media, and Press: Stop 'Sane-Washing' Donald Trump Now.

The mainstream media are “sane-washing” Trump, treating his false and outrageous claims as if they were just perfectly ordinary. Dear John, You’ve heard me mention already that there’s a new term catching on to describe how the mainstream media has normalized Donald Trump’s incre…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 28, 2024 at 5:31 PM

It’s time to bypass the mainstream media!

I’m so excited about the test results we’ve just gotten back on our latest videos. Dear John, If you’ve spent any time looking at the polls lately, you might be feeling a little perplexed. How on earth can this race still be so close? Trump’s debate performance was horrid. H…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 10:25 PM

Fight Election Disinformation! Tell Networks, Media, and Press: Stop 'Sane-Washing' Donald Trump Now.

The mainstream media are “sane-washing” Trump, treating his false and outrageous claims as if they were just perfectly ordinary. Dear John, There’s a new term catching on to describe how the mainstream media has normalized Donald Trump’s increasingly dangerous lies and extremism.…

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  Robert Reich · [email protected]

September 26, 2024 at 11:59 PM

I was attacked by Elon Musk

Elon Musk is transforming his wealth into a huge source of unaccountable political power to reinstall Donald Trump in the White House John — I’m resending this important email to make sure you didn’t miss it. — Robert Reich Dear John, I recently wrote a column for The Guar…

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