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The Latest Articles by Robert Reich

Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants

Leaders who value loyalty above all else have a symbiotic relationship with those unable to succeed on their own merits

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I’ve spent my life fighting bullies. I still believe there’s hope for America

As a child, an activist, and secretary of labor, I’ve seen the harm bullies cause. Yet I can see what led to Trump’s rise

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I was the US labor secretary. Trump’s latest firing undermines a key agency

The firing of Erika McEntarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, destroys the credibility of essential information

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We are witnessing the silencing of American media

From the Washington Post to CBS, companies are caving to Trump. This is how democracy dies

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How do we lead moral lives in an age of bullies?

In my lifetime, I have witnessed a shift from support of decency to tolerance of cruelty. Where do we go from here?

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The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind

Demanding that the University of Virginia’s president resign is taken from the Viktor Orbán playbook of authoritarianism

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Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans

Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents

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Americans disagree on much – but this week, we have found common ground

Trump’s crackdown in LA and his planned military parade have united people in opposition. As we resist, we gain courage

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We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state

The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results

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Mayor says Los Angeles being used as ‘test case’ by federal government – as it happened

Mayor says ‘nothing warranted’ the intervention and that cannot ‘emphasize enough the level of fear and terror that is in Angelenos right now’ due to Ice raids

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A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king

The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump

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The US credit rating has been downgraded. But there’s an easy fix for our debt

Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans – who hold much of the country’s debt – simply raise them

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I was secretary of labor. Trump’s bizarre tariff scheme won’t revive American jobs

Manufacturing and coalmining aren’t the way to make America great again. Here’s what would actually restore good-paying jobs

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We can’t just be against Trump. It’s time for a bold, progressive populism

A populist – anti-establishment – revolution was inevitable. But it didn’t have to be a tyrannical one

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If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days

We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak out

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The uniting theme of Trump’s presidency? Ineptitude

From deportations to human rights to the economy, the president’s actions have resulted in mayhem. Here’s a sampling

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Finally, the Trump regime has met its match

The administration dared China, Harvard and the supreme court to blink. They haven’t

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Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants

Attacks on the pillars of civil society are chilling speech. But American democracy was built on criticism

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The case for boycotting the United States

If you are considering a trip to the US, please reconsider. Why reward Donald Trump’s America with your tourist dollars?

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Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor – while his tax cuts help the rich

The math doesn’t work in the president’s economic promises, which will create a giant upward transfer of wealth

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Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling

Social security is a highly efficient safety net. But the president’s crypto plans and job cuts leave Americans holding the bag

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Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed

As Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk alter US media, the connections between wealth and power are in plain sight

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In the global clash between democracy and oligarchy, the US is switching sides

As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world

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Trump is the most lawless president in American history

If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law?

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What is motivating Trump’s reckless trade war?

The point is to show the world – not just Canada and Mexico – that he’s willing to mete out big punishments

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