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June 27, 2021 at 5:16 PM

More bad news for Fox News

We just launched one of our most strategically impactful projects in our history--and it’s working.     John, We've received an incredible ourpouring of support for the Purple America Project, our effort to use social media and scientific message testing …

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June 24, 2021 at 10:31 PM

The American economy is perilously fragile

Concentration of wealth is to blame.     Dear John,   Policymakers and the media are paying too much attention to how quickly the US economy will emerge from the pandemic-induced recession, and not nearly enough to the nation’s deeper structur…

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June 23, 2021 at 4:11 PM

Fox News is in big, big trouble.

We just launched one of our most strategically impactful projects in our history--and it’s working.     Dear John, After four years of Donald Trump, capped off by the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, we knew we had to do something bold to save…

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June 22, 2021 at 6:53 PM

The bill Jeff Bezos doesn't want you to know about

The PRO Act would rein in the unchecked power of corporate behemoths and rebuild worker power. It’s urgently needed.     Dear John,   Today is one of Amazon’s biggest days of the year — the second and final day of Prime Day. Jeff Bezos’ wealth…

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June 21, 2021 at 2:57 PM

Fox News is in big, big trouble

We just launched one of our most strategically impactful projects in our history--and it’s working.     Dear John, After four years of Donald Trump, capped off by the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, we knew we had to do something bold to save…

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June 20, 2021 at 8:21 PM

America's Greatest Danger isn’t China. It’s Much Closer to Home.

The rivalry with China is palpable, but history teaches us lessons about how it’s easier to blame others than blame ourselves     Dear John,   China’s increasingly aggressive geopolitical and economic stance in the world is unleashing a fierce…

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June 15, 2021 at 6:20 PM

What's the real story about immigration?

It's not what politicians and the media have told you.     Dear John,   The story you’ve heard about immigration, from politicians and the mainstream media alike, isn’t close to the full picture.   A desperate combination of factors are drivin…

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June 14, 2021 at 9:18 PM

Republicans have found a new target: Chipotle burritos

Apparently Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head weren't gaining enough traction.     Dear John,   House Republicans are blaming Democrats for the rise in Chipotle burrito prices.   You heard me right. The National Republican Congressional Committee (…

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June 13, 2021 at 6:52 PM

Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: Return to sender

Louis DeJoy is a corrupt Trump crony and must be fired by the Board of Governors now.     Dear John, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may have been the most corrupt and destructive member of the entire Trump administration. He tried to sabotage the U.S. Pos…

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June 10, 2021 at 6:22 PM

Re: ProPublica’s bombshell report

When America’s richest men pay $0 in income tax, this is wealth supremacy.     Dear John,   ProPublica’s bombshell report on America’s super-wealthy paying little or nothing in taxes reveals not only their humongous wealth but also how they’ve…

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June 9, 2021 at 8:02 PM

What did we learn?

Here are a few lessons I hope we all take away from this pandemic.     Dear John,   The pandemic is far from over, but hopeful signs abound in the U.S. As vaccination rates rise and caseloads fall, it’s crucial that we don’t simply move on fro…

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June 7, 2021 at 1:57 AM

Without Manchin, Is The For The People Act Dead?

Are Republican senators more united in their opposition to democracy than Democratic senators are in their support for it?   Dear John, This morning, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced in the Charleston Gazette-Mail that he’s a “no” on the For the …

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June 4, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Trump’s rallies are coming back. Here’s our plan to fight back.

Donald Trump announced that he’s resuming his campaign-style rallies this month. That means we must be better prepared to fight back against Trump’s lies, as this time, our democracy might not survive.     Dear John, Beware... Donald Trump just announced …

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June 2, 2021 at 9:17 PM

The unchecked power of police unions

Shielding officers from accountability is not what unions were created to do.     Dear John,   A little over a year ago, the world watched in horror as police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd in broad daylight. Before that heinous act…

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May 24, 2021 at 8:27 PM

The danger of collective amnesia

No, the deadly Capitol attack was not a “normal tourist visit.”     Dear John,   Earlier this month, Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde claimed the deadly Capitol attack looked like a “normal tourist visit.” Rep. Paul Gosar said the mob was a group …

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May 23, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Workers Matter And Government Works: Eight Lessons From The Covid Pandemic

We have also learned that healthcare is a right, billionaires are often wrong –and conspiracy theories can often prove deadly.     Dear John,   Maybe it’s wishful thinking to declare the pandemic over in the U.S., and presumptuous to conclude …

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May 22, 2021 at 8:16 PM

PragerU: The most insidious threat online

PragerU is the most insidious right-wing outfit anywhere on the internet.     Dear John, You may not have heard of it, but Prager University is among the most insidious right-wing outfits on the internet. PragerU videos have collected nearly five billion…

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May 20, 2021 at 4:21 PM

A crisis on our hands

Far-right extremists like Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro, and Fox News are dominating Facebook.     Dear John, We have a crisis on our hands: Of the 10 top-performing link posts on Facebook in the U.S. yesterday, nine came from sources of far-right extremis…

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May 19, 2021 at 11:53 PM

Tucker Carlson, Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro . . .

Far-right extremists like Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro, and Fox News are dominating Facebook.     Dear John, We have a crisis on our hands: Of the 10 top-performing link posts on Facebook in the U.S. Monday, eight came from sources of far-right extremism …

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May 17, 2021 at 9:32 PM

The secret tax loophole making the rich even richer

Here’s how to stop the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history.     Dear John,   This Tax Day, millions of Americans will comb through all their tax documents and shell out hundreds of dollars to ensure they don’t accidentally …

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May 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Republican Covid Lies Follow Foreign Strongmen’s Lead – And Are Deadly For It

India and Russia show what happens when authoritarians deny reality. The Trumpists would have the U.S. follow suit.     Dear John,   A hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, is being charged under the country’s National Securi…

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May 15, 2021 at 5:05 PM

Tucker Carlson has highest ratings on cable news

Tucker Carlson has become the #1 most watched host on cable news. That’s terrifying.     Dear John, The latest TV news ratings are out, and who is the #1 most-watched host? Tucker Carlson, who every night pushes anti-immigrant propaganda, and conspiracy …

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May 13, 2021 at 7:03 PM

Republicans capitulate to Trump. Again.

House Republicans have voted to remove Liz Cheney from leadership for the sin of refusing to support Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the election was stolen.   Dear John, Yesterday, House Republicans voted to remove Liz Cheney from leadership for the sin of re…

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May 11, 2021 at 7:49 PM

Democrats are running out of time

Democrats’ window of opportunity is already tiny. And it’s closing fast.     Dear John,   It may seem that we’re barely recovered from the 2020 election, but many are already gearing up for the midterm elections of 2022 — and the stakes couldn…

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May 9, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Republicans Tried To Overturn The Election. We Can’t Just Forget That.

Americans like to look forward, but the effects of Trump’s lies about Covid and the January 6th insurrection are still with us.     Dear John,   America prefers to look forward rather than back. We’re a land of second acts. We move on.   This…

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May 5, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Working-class imposters

The Republican Party is trying to rebrand itself as the “party of the working class.” Rubbish.     Hi John,   After the 2020 election, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan claimed the Republican Party was “no longer the wine and cheese party. It’s the b…

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May 4, 2021 at 4:28 PM

Something very bad might happen tomorrow

Facebook could announce tomorrow that they are lifting Donald Trump’s ban.   Dear John, The New York Times and other news outlets are reporting that Facebook’s Oversight Board has made its decision on whether to allow Donald Trump back on its platform. A…

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May 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM

The First 100 Days Of Biden Were Also The First 100 Without Trump – That’s Telling

The new president is benefiting not just from bold proposals and actions but from his predecessor’s catastrophic record.     Dear John,   By almost any measure, Joe Biden’s First 100 Days have been hugely successful. Getting millions of Americ…

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April 27, 2021 at 6:52 PM

361 voter suppression bills in 47 states

There’s only one way to stop the GOP’s assault on our democracy.     Dear John,   Republican-controlled state legislatures have introduced over 361 voter suppression bills in 47 states, and some states, like Georgia, have already enacted them…

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April 25, 2021 at 5:27 PM

In Space, No One Will Hear Bezos And Musk’s Workers’ Call For Basic Rights

The bosses of Tesla and Amazon want to take humans to Mars and beyond – but won’t show basic humanity on Earth.     Dear John,   Elon Musk’s SpaceX just won a $2.9 billion NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, beating out Jeff Bezos. …

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April 22, 2021 at 7:43 PM

GOP now the “party of the working class”?!

Trump-style pretend populism is gaining traction.   Dear John, New reporting just revealed that freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right congresswoman who has praised QAnon and made comments in support of murdering Democrats, has raised more tha…

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April 18, 2021 at 3:40 PM

Biden Is Poised To Transform How America Treats Industry. He Must Follow Through.

From climate to healthcare, fundamental challenges demand the U.S. change with the times.     Dear John,   America is about to revive an idea that was left for dead decades ago. It’s called industrial policy and it’s at the heart of Joe Biden’…

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April 17, 2021 at 3:53 PM

Facebook’s awful decision

Facebook's Oversight Board is expected to allow Donald Trump back onto their platform any day now.   Dear John, Facebook's Oversight Board is expected to allow Donald Trump back onto their platform any day now. YouTube's CEO has said that she plans to lift…

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April 14, 2021 at 9:54 PM

The truth about corporate tax hikes

Republicans crowing about Biden’s infrastructure plan want you to believe corporate tax hikes will hurt workers. Baloney.     Dear John,   The Republican Party is outraged about Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, claiming it’s too expensive and …

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April 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Republican ‘Attacks’ On Corporations Over Voting Rights Bills Are A Hypocritical Sham

The deal between big business and government – donations in return for low taxes or none – remains absolutely unchanged     Dear John,   For four decades, the basic deal between big American corporations and politicians has been simple. Corpor…

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April 10, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Republicans for the working class? Are they joking?

Republicans are shamelessly trying to rebrand themselves as "working class heroes."   Dear John, For decades, Republicans have pushed policies that serve the interests of the rich over everyday Americans. Massive tax breaks for billionaires. Starvation wag…

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April 6, 2021 at 7:32 PM

We're in a Second Gilded Age

Fortunately, today’s progressive activists may be on the verge of ushering us into a Second Progressive Era.     Dear John,   The results of the historic Bessemer, Alabama Amazon union vote are still being sorted. For seven weeks, Amazon deplo…

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April 5, 2021 at 9:02 PM

We just received some very troubling news

YouTube just announced that they plan to lift Donald Trump’s suspension, and Facebook could be next.   John--I'm writing to make sure you saw this email I sent the other day.--Robert Reich Dear John, We've just received some very troubling news. YouTube…

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April 4, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Don't Expect Biden To Trumpet Lofty Aims For His Rescue Plans – He's Simply Mr. Fix-It.

Under Trump, every week was infrastructure week but nothing got done. His successor is avoiding the big sell. It’s smart politics     Dear John,   Joe Biden is embarking on the biggest government initiative in more than a half-century, “unlike…

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April 3, 2021 at 2:15 PM

We've received some very troubling news

YouTube just announced that they plan to lift Donald Trump’s suspension, and Facebook could be next.   Dear John, We've just received some very troubling news. YouTube has announced that they plan to lift Donald Trump's suspension, allowing him to once ag…

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April 1, 2021 at 10:55 PM

What if we actually taxed the rich?

These seven ways of taxing the rich would generate more than $6 trillion over 10 years — enough to fund Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan three times over.     Dear John,   Yesterday, Joe Biden released his infrastructure plan — a $2 trillion in…

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March 29, 2021 at 8:57 PM

"Jim Crow" voter suppression bill signed

We can preserve the filibuster, or we can preserve American democracy. There is no middle ground.   Dear John, Last Thursday, Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed sweeping voter suppression legislation ... And then a Black Democratic state legisla…

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March 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Republicans have taken up the politics of bigotry, putting democracy at risk.

There is no ‘surge’ of migrants at the border and there is no huge voter fraud problem – there is only hard-right attack.     Dear John,   Republicans are outraged – outraged! – at the surge of migrants at the southern border.   The House Min…

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March 26, 2021 at 6:34 PM

Mitch McConnell is starting to panic

Momentum for filibuster reform is growing fast, and Mitch McConnell is starting to panic.   John -- At Joe Biden’s first news conference as president, he once again expressed support for ending the filibuster, and Mitch McConnell is in complete panic mode.…

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March 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Win The Amazon Union Fight And We Can Usher In A New Progressive Era

The second Gilded Age has wrought havoc on American society. The battle in Alabama offers hope to us all.   Dear John, The most dramatic change in American capitalism over the last half-century has been the emergence of corporate behemoths like Amazon an…

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March 18, 2021 at 7:55 PM

Very, very bad news for Mitch McConnell

Momentum for filibuster reform is growing fast, and Mitch McConnell is starting to panic.   Dear John, There have been big new developments in the fight to end the filibuster, and Mitch McConnell is starting to panic. First, Democrat Joe Manchin came out …

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March 16, 2021 at 10:09 PM

The only deficit that matters

Ignore the deficit hawk hypocrites who gave trillions in tax cuts to the rich. The only deficit that matters is the deficit in public investment.   Dear John, Now that Joe Biden’s COVID relief bill has passed, the administration is beginning to put toget…

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March 14, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Bidenomics Beats Reaganomics And I Should Know – I Saw Clintonomics Fail

When I was Labor Secretary, welfare ended – but now it’s back and three-quarters of Americans (and many Republicans) approve.   Dear John, A quarter-century ago, I and other members of Bill Clinton’s Cabinet urged him to reject the Republican proposal to…

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February 26, 2021 at 6:50 PM

End the filibuster. Raise the Wage. Now.

We did not work so hard to elect Democrats to the House, Senate, and presidency so that they could let an unelected parliamentarian dictate what they can and cannot do.   Dear John, Last night, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the $15 minimum wage in…

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February 22, 2021 at 8:35 PM

Unrigging the GOP's minority rule

The GOP is hard at work entrenching their power for generations. Here's how we can stop them.   Dear John, The Republican Party is shrinking. It has lost the popular vote in seven of the past eight presidential elections, and since Trump's attempted coup,…

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