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The Latest Articles by Robert Reich

There is no US labor shortage. That’s a myth

There is, however, a shortage of jobs paying sufficient wages to attract workers to fill job openings

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The FTC is back to being the activist US agency progressives sought in 1914

Last week, under its Biden-appointed chair, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule banning non-compete agreements – and it’s a big deal

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House Democrats should unite with moderate Republicans to elect a speaker

In exchange for backing a relatively moderate Republican such as Fred Upton or David Joyce as speaker, Democrats should demand they get equal seats on committees

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Republicans fight over speaker of the House – but whoever wins, the party loses

The Republican party has collapsed under its own contradictions, competing impulses and fear of the base

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It’s hard to believe, but things are getting better. They will continue to if we keep up the fight

Setbacks notwithstanding, we are better today than we were 50 years ago, 20 years ago, even a year ago

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Is Trump finally politically dead? Sort of

Republican lawmakers know Trump is unpopular – but some feverishly pro-Trump voters have the party in a bind

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The media are rife with hidden agendas. That’s why I choose the Guardian

A great deal of the media are concentrated in the hands of too few people, who are often too attuned to what their corporate owners or political benefactors would like emphasized

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The Fed needs to stop raising interest rates

Interest rate hikes mean that workers and consumers take the hit. Here are other tools to address inflation

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US immigration laws should be enforced with discretion. That’s common sense

Biden ordered officials to focus on deporting immigrants convicted of felonies, rather than undocumented people en masse. I applaud that decision

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The Georgia Senate runoff is a referendum on Trump’s zombie grasp on America

The biggest loser in a Raphael Warnock victory won’t be his Republican rival, Herschel Walker. It will be Donald Trump

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Elon Musk went on a firing frenzy at Twitter. Now he’s paying for it

Where employees are a corporation’s key assets, workers’ greater power comes in threatening to walk out the door

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Democrats have retained the US Senate. American voters have opted for stability

After years of tempest and tumult, most of us want a competent government that acts reasonably and carefully

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America is still on the brink of Trumpism fueling hate, paranoia and violence

So many Americans feel bullied by the system today that they’re easy prey for Trumpism

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‘No Republican blowout’: our panel reacts to the initial US midterm results

While much remains unclear about Tuesday’s elections, we know that Democrats did much better than expected

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Trump and Elon Musk are dangerous narcissists tailored to 2022 America

We’re better off when people like them cannot gain such untrammeled wealth and influence. Our politics is the worst for it

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The results of the midterms may determine if American democracy endures

Republican ascendancy is always a possibility with US elections, but the perils this time are more extreme than ever

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Elon Musk’s Paul Pelosi tweet proves he has no business running Twitter

If Musk’s tweet doesn’t raise bright red warning signs all over the world about his judgment and character, I don’t know what will

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Democrats need to address economic fears now – or risk losing their majorities

Until Democrats tell it like it is, their electoral majorities will continue to be fragile

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Republicans are trying to win by spreading three false talking points. Here’s the truth

Republicans want midterm voters to believe lies about crime, inflation and taxes. This is what they’re claiming – followed by the facts

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Do we want social media companies to decide whether Kanye West gets a platform?

Platforms like Twitter and Instagram control the largest megaphones in world history. Do we want them to have that power?

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Why is trickle-down economics still with us?

This gonzo economic theory continues to live on, notwithstanding its repeated failures

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The US ultra-rich justify their low tax rates with three myths – all of them rubbish

A record share of the nation’s wealth is in the hands of billionaires, who pay a lower tax rate than the average American. This is indefensible

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Corporate greed, not wages, is behind inflation. It’s time for price controls

Corporations are using rising costs as an excuse to increase their prices even higher, resulting in record profits. We need limited price controls to break this cycle

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Republicans won’t commit to honoring vote results this fall. That’s troubling

More and more Republican candidates are in effect inviting their supporters to contest electoral losses in the streets

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Why is mainstream US TV spreading moral panics about affirmative action run amok?

Television talkshows have huge power to influence what issues dominate American discourse. And that power demands responsibility

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