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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 7:28 PM

6 responses to Bernie skeptics on Super Tuesday

6 responses to Bernie skeptics on Super Tuesday The Democratic establishment is wrong to think Bernie Sanders is too progressive to win a general election. View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s Super Tuesday, and the establish…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
March 1, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Trump's Coronavirus Calamity

Trump's Coronavirus Calamity View this email in your browser Dear John, This week the stock market suffered its largest weekly loss since 2008, as cases of the novel coronavirus not explained by overseas travel or contact with a person k…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 7:10 PM

William Barr is helping Trump turn America into a dictatorship

William Barr is helping Trump turn America into a dictatorship If a president can punish enemies and reward friends through the administration of justice, there can be no justice. View this email in your browser Dear John, Earlier this …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 23, 2020 at 6:25 PM

The Real Cost of Doing Nothing

The Real Cost of Doing Nothing View this email in your browser Dear John, In Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, the former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg charged that the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ policy proposals would cost $50…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 19, 2020 at 7:48 PM

Mike Bloomberg takes the debate stage

Mike Bloomberg takes the debate stage I can’t think of a more surefire way to get another four years of Trump than with an oligarch who’s buying the presidency. View this email in your browser Dear John,   It’s bad enough that a tyrant i…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 16, 2020 at 4:41 PM

Trump Has Out-Nixoned Nixon

Trump Has Out-Nixoned Nixon View this email in your browser Dear John, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sometimes rhymes,” Mark Twain is supposed to have said. My first job after law school was as an attorney at the Department of …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 11, 2020 at 5:49 PM

The liar-in-chief is at it again

The liar-in-chief is at it again "No cuts to Medicare and Social Security." "Drain the swamp." "Eliminate the debt." View this email in your browser Dear John, Donald Trump lies like most people breathe.  On Saturday, he tweeted that “…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 9, 2020 at 3:51 PM

Bloomberg's Threat to Democracy

Bloomberg's Threat to Democracy View this email in your browser Dear John, We haven’t seen his name on any of the ballots in the first four states, but that’s about to change. I’m talking, of course, about multibillionaire presidential h…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 9:02 PM

Democracy dies in broad daylight, too

Democracy dies in broad daylight, too Fox News is already flooding the airwaves with a billionaire-backed misinformation campaign to spin this cover-up as a win for the American people. View this email in your browser Dear John, Senate …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 5, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Breaking: Tyrant-in-chief acquitted

Breaking: Tyrant-in-chief acquitted The Trump-McConnell-Fox News Party just finished their charade of a Senate trial, and covered up any official account of Trump's dirty work forever. View this email in your browser Dear John, No witne…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 4, 2020 at 8:56 PM

Tonight: Boycott the State of the Union

Tonight: Boycott the State of the Union The Iowa caucus coverage is distracting us from the big picture. View this email in your browser Dear John, We can’t let the cacophony surrounding the Iowa caucus distract us from the big picture:…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
February 2, 2020 at 4:34 PM

The Real Reason America Is Divided

The Real Reason America Is Divided It's Not Just Trump View this email in your browser Dear John, An impeached president who is up for re-election will this week deliver a State of the Union address to the most divided union in living m…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 29, 2020 at 5:15 PM

Primary season imminent

Primary season imminent The primaries are right around the corner. Here's what you need to know.   View this email in your browser Dear John, Every four years, our country holds a general election to decide who will be our next president…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 26, 2020 at 3:27 PM

The Impeachment Trial: What You Need to Know

The Impeachment Trial: What You Need to Know Focus on the Big Picture View this email in your browser Dear John, Don’t get bogged down in the minutiae of Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial – the procedural maneuvers aimed at gettin…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 21, 2020 at 8:12 PM

Impeachment trial underway

Impeachment trial underway Don't let the Trump circus distract you from the truth. View this email in your browser Dear John, For months now, Trump and his Republican enablers have been selling a counter-narrative to distract from Trump…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 19, 2020 at 5:26 PM

Trump Jets Off to Switzerland

Trump Jets Off to Switzerland View this email in your browser Dear John, As the Senate debates Donald Trump’s future, chief executives, financiers and politicians will descend on Davos in the Swiss Alps for their annual self-congratulato…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 16, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Everyone knew.

Everyone knew. No wonder Mitch McConnell doesn't want to call any witnesses. View this email in your browser Dear John, "President Trump knew exactly what was going on." "Mr. Barr had to have known everything." "[Devin Nunes was] invo…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 14, 2020 at 4:29 PM

A perfect recipe for tyranny

A perfect recipe for tyranny Trump lies like most people breathe. Facebook and Twitter refuse to stop him. View this email in your browser Dear John, Donald Trump lies like most people breathe, and his lies have grown more vicious and d…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 12, 2020 at 4:44 PM

Trump's Economic Nationalism

Trump's Economic Nationalism View this email in your browser Dear John, Trump doesn’t understand a basic reality of today’s global economy: the profitability and competitiveness of American corporations aren’t the same as the wellbeing a…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 8:22 PM

Thank you

Thank you Wow. That is all I have to say. View this email in your browser Dear John, I have some big news I want to share with you: Thanks to the support of people like you, we just wrapped up our most successful year-end fundraising ca…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 7, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Trump leaves Defense Department in disarray

Trump leaves Defense Department in disarray Surrounded by inexperienced “yes men” who won't control his worst impulses, Trump has brashly brought us to the brink of an international crisis. View this email in your browser John, In the p…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 4, 2020 at 1:21 PM

Trump's Rogue Attack on Iran

Trump's Rogue Attack on Iran View this email in your browser Dear John, As the Senate moves to an impeachment trial and America slouches into this election year, the rule of law is center stage.  The biggest immediate news is Trump’s ki…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 12:30 AM

One more thing...

One more thing... I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to put this decade to rest. View this email in your browser Dear John,   I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to put this decade to rest.   It began with one of the most disastrous…
  Heather Lofthouse · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Thank you

Thank you When we’re feeling down, when we feel like giving up, there’s always one thing that keeps us going... View this email in your browser Dear John, Heather Lofthouse here. I’m the Executive Director at Inequality Media, and Rober…
  Reich 2020 · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 2:39 PM

The right is going to ask how many contributions we get today.

The right is going to ask how many contributions we get today. With your help, we’re going to spread the truth and take our country back. View this email in your browser Dear John, Today, December 31, is our most important online fundraising day of t…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Let me be short

Let me be short If you paid just $1 in taxes in 2018, you paid more than Amazon, Netflix, Chevron, and 57 other billion-dollar companies. View this email in your browser John,​ We have just two days. And we are still $34,843 away from earning the fu…
  Labor Secretary · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 2:50 PM

Let’s talk about the war on working people

Let’s talk about the war on working people If I wrote out all the ways Trump has abandoned the working class, I’d be writing well into the New Year. View this email in your browser Dear John, Trump has built his presidency on the false …
  Reich HQ · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 9:44 PM

This is what we feared

This is what we feared Please read this important message about why we need you right now. View this email in your browser John, I’ll keep this brief: Dedicated supporters who believe passionately in our work have committed to match ev…
  Robert B. Reich · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 3:09 PM

Can I share my story?

Can I share my story? I want you to know why I do this work. View this email in your browser Dear John, I’ve been doing some reflecting as the decade comes to a close, and I wanted to share with you a bit about why I have dedicated myse…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 3:45 PM

The Darth Vader of Washington

The Darth Vader of Washington I’ve known Mitch McConnell for a long time, since I was Labor Secretary in the 1990s, and he’s only gotten more dangerous. View this email in your browser Dear John, He’s maybe the most dangerous politician…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM

A personal note this holiday season

A personal note this holiday season Donald Trump has Fox News. I have you. View this email in your browser Dear John, Last week, I asked for your support in doubling down on my personal mission to fight the right-wing disinformation machine and get the …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 21, 2019 at 5:10 PM

Shifting gears in 2020

Shifting gears in 2020 No more business as usual. Here's our plan for this make-or-break election year. View this email in your browser Dear John, Five years ago, I founded Inequality Media with the simple goal of educating the public a…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 1:37 AM

It happened.

It happened. Fox News is already flooding the airwaves with a billionaire-backed misinformation campaign against impeachment. View this email in your browser John, The House just voted to impeach this lawless president. And already, Fox News is floo…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 8:35 PM

Fox News' impeachment propaganda

Fox News' impeachment propaganda State TV is going into overdrive to mislead the American people. View this email in your browser Dear John, Lie #1: Trump’s letter to Nancy Pelosi is him "fighting back" with a "powerful, scathing beat d…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 4:11 PM

Who Will Be the Next President?

Who Will Be the Next President? I’d like to introduce you to the person most likely to be elected President next November.  View this email in your browser Dear John, I’d like to introduce you to the person most likely to be elected Pre…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 8, 2019 at 6:09 PM

The Anti-Democracy Decade

The Anti-Democracy Decade View this email in your browser Dear John, We’re coming to the end of what might be called the anti-democracy decade. It began on 21 January 2010 with the Supreme Court’s shameful decision in Citizens United vs …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 7:13 PM

Public enemy #1

Public enemy #1 He's even more dangerous than Trump. Guess who? View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s been quite an eventful week here at Inequality Media. Here are some highlights: We had our best Giving Tuesday ever — than…
  Robert Reich Update · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 12:34 AM

2020

2020 Democracy can’t wait. View this email in your browser John, Wow, I'm so grateful. Thanks to your continued support, we’ve already blown past our original Giving Tuesday fundraising goal. Because of all we have planned for 2020, I…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 7:19 PM

I'm short

I'm short This might not surprise you. View this email in your browser John, I just checked with my team, and we are still 143 donations short of meeting our Giving Tuesday goal. Can we count on your support? Anything …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 3:49 PM

Put Fox News to shame

Put Fox News to shame The right-wing Fox propaganda machine doesn’t want you to open this email. View this email in your browser John, It’s Giving Tuesday! For many organizations, this is the best fundraising day of the year. And my o…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 12:57 AM

Trump's Lackeys v. Real Patriots

Trump's Lackeys v. Real Patriots View this email in your browser Dear John, Not even overwhelming evidence that Trump sought to bribe a foreign power to dig up dirt on his leading political opponent in 2020 – and did so with American tax…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 4:31 PM

Who is Worse: Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell?

Who is Worse: Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell? He’s maybe the most dangerous politician of my lifetime. View this email in your browser Dear John, He’s maybe the most dangerous politician of my lifetime. He’s helped transform the Republ…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 24, 2019 at 3:14 PM

Trump's Lackeys v. Real Patriots

Trump's Lackeys v. Real Patriots View this email in your browser Dear John, As a candidate in 2015, Donald Trump said he would surround himself “only with the best and most serious people.” Not quite. On 15 November, Trump’s longtime f…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 3:03 PM

The Real Deal With Medicare For All

The Real Deal With Medicare For All Republicans, and even some Democrats, are out to scare you about Medicare for All. View this email in your browser Dear John, Republicans, and even some Democrats, are out to scare you about Medicare …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 17, 2019 at 2:29 PM

Why Warren Frightens the Establishment

Why Warren Frightens the Establishment They're Panicked View this email in your browser Dear John, On Thursday, the New York Times reported on a study showing that Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax would reduce economic growth by n…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 4:57 PM

The Myth of Voter Fraud

The Myth of Voter Fraud Donald Trump and his enablers have been making claims of widespread voter fraud, alleging millions are voting illegally in order to rig our elections. View this email in your browser John, Donald Trump and his en…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 10, 2019 at 1:40 PM

Why Billionaires Should Fear All of Us

Why Billionaires Should Fear All of Us Not Just Warren and Sanders.  View this email in your browser Dear John, Billionaires are wailing that wealth tax proposals by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are attacks on free-market capital…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 4:45 PM

Would the Founding Fathers Impeach Trump?

Would the Founding Fathers Impeach Trump? One of the biggest fears of the founding fathers was that the new nation might fall under the sway of foreign powers. View this email in your browser John, Come back in time with me. In late Ma…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
November 3, 2019 at 3:28 PM

It's Time to Break Up Facebook & Twitter

It's Time to Break Up Facebook & Twitter Now.  View this email in your browser Dear John, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook says he’ll run political ads even if they are false. Jack Dorsey of Twitter says he’ll stop running political ads …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 29, 2019 at 3:27 PM

6 Ways Trump Has Sold Out America

6 Ways Trump Has Sold Out America One of Trump's main campaign promises was to put “America First.” Instead, he has repeatedly put himself first. View this email in your browser Dear John, One of Donald Trump’s main campaign promises wa…