Today I am launching a digital newsletter on power, politics, and the real economic system.It will include thought pieces from me, along with audio recordings, office hour opportunities, and even a few of my drawings. I’m…

Tuesday, August 31, 2021Is Billionaire Philanthropy a Sham?Remember when Jeff Bezos was showered with praise for donating $100 million to food banks last year?That may seem like a lot, and it is. But once you…

Wednesday, July 7, 2021What Does Patriotism Really Mean? Real patriotism is about paying taxes proportional to your wealth; paying your workers a living wage; ending the filibuster to protect voting rights; and reckoning with —…

Wednesday, July 21, 2021How Workers Can Reclaim Power From Bezos & Billionaires For the past 40 years, the voice of workers has been steadily drowned out in both the workplace and on the national political…

Tuesday, July 27, 2021This 1916 Experiment Made Workers Wealthy Profit-sharing is an old idea that emerged in 1916. Major companies like Sears, Procter & Gamble, Pillsbury, Kodak, and U.S. Steel all joined the profit-sharing movement,…

The Inflation BogeymanWednesday, July 14, 2021Friends, You’re hearing a lot about inflation these days. Don’t buy it. Every time the economy gets a bit of wind in its sails and workers get a little wage increase,…

Trump to the BarricadesWednesday, July 7, 2021The former guys is suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google for violating his 1st Amendment rights by keeping him off their platforms. Perhaps someone should remind him that they’re private companies…

Robert Reich's latest book is "THE SYSTEM: Who Rigged It, How To Fix It." He is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center.…