The End of Trump
The law is reasonably clear. If Trump removed Comey to avoid being investigated, that’s an impeachable offense. The question is no longer whether there are grounds to impeach Donald Trump. It is when enough Republicans…
Articles by Robert Reich
Is Trump’s Foreign Policy for America Just About $$ for His Businesses?
At first glance, foreign policy under Trump seems inconsistent, arbitrary, and devoid of principle… What’s the “Trump Doctrine” of foreign policy? At first glance, foreign policy under Trump seems inconsistent, arbitrary, and devoid of principle….
6 Big Questions About Michael Flynn the Trump Administration Must Answer
How much did Trump know? The American public deserves to know the answers to at least the first five of these questions, and will then make a judgment on the sixth: 1. Why didn’t Trump…
Why President Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie’s ‘Political Revolution’ to Get Anything Done
She’s unlikely to have a typical presidential honeymoon because she won’t be riding a wave of hope and enthusiasm. It looks increasingly likely that Hillary Clinton, a self-described “progressive who likes to get things done,”…
Foreign Cash Is Hijacking American Democracy
The biggest threats to American sovereignty are invisible digital dollars wired into U.S. election campaigns from abroad. “Without a border, we just don’t have a country,” Donald Trump says repeatedly. For him, the biggest threats…
Does Hillary Get It?
Tim Kaine is as vanilla middle as you can get. Does Hillary Clinton understand that the biggest divide in American politics is no longer between the right and the left, but between the anti-establishment and…
A Short Note to Bernie Supporters Who Equate Hillary Clinton With Donald Trump
Hillary is enormously qualified to be president; Trump is a danger to democracy. May I have a word with those of you Bernie supporters who consider Donald Trump to be no worse than Hillary Clinton?…
Robert Reich Has a Big, Urgent Idea for Hillary
Will She Listen? She needs a big idea that gives her candidacy a purpose and rationale. If Donald Trump continues to implode, Hillary Clinton will win simply by being the presidential candidate who isn’t Trump….
Trump Bandwagon Taking Us Closer to Tyranny
Playing the game well or honorably is irrelevant. When I was a boy and lost just about every sporting event I tried, my father told me, “What counts isn’t whether you win or lose but…
The Racial Wealth Gap in America Is Worse Than You Might Think
Many Americans have almost no savings, so they have barely any wealth. Wealth inequality is even more of a problem than income inequality. That’s because you have to have enough savings from income to begin…
