Robert Reich · [email protected]

January 29, 2023 at 10:33 PM

The Constitution demands insurrectionists be investigated and removed!

The Constitution is clear: No one who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the U.S. government may hold office. Yet key supporters of Trump’s attempted coup now hold powerful committee assignments in the new Congress. Dear John, The Constitution is clear. No one who h…

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January 28, 2023 at 3:51 PM

One of the worst ideas I've ever heard

Republicans’ goal is to cut Social Security and Medicare, programs that tens of millions of Americans rely on to stay out of poverty. Dear John, It's been one week since the federal government hit the debt ceiling — and if Congress doesn't act soon, the U.S. will default on the d…

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January 27, 2023 at 9:49 PM

IRS funding is a good thing, actually.

The new Republican House’s first item of business was to cut critical funding for auditing the wealthiest tax cheats. Let’s tell the U.S. Senate not to let them get away with it. Dear John, Now that the Republican House is kicking off their agenda, it’s no surprise that their fi…

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January 24, 2023 at 10:05 PM

The one thing that would make elections better for everyone

Why Ranked-Choice Voting could be the answer to many of America’s election woes. Dear John, Are you sick of the bitter, divisive attack ads that dominate the airwaves every election season? Are you tired of constantly feeling like you have to vote for the “lesser of two evils"? …

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January 19, 2023 at 8:56 PM

The battle to protect Social Security and Medicare has begun

Today, the U.S. will hit the federal debt limit, and Republicans are demanding deep cuts to Social Security. John, Today, the U.S. government will hit the limit on borrowing, also known as the debt ceiling — and the MAGA Republicans in control of the House of Representatives are …

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January 18, 2023 at 10:44 PM

Tell Biden to protect the full faith and credit of the United States

Republicans in Congress are trying to hold the debt ceiling hostage and demand cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Dear John, House Republicans are gearing up once again to use raising the debt ceiling as an opportunity to threaten and extort concessions from Democrats, inclu…

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January 17, 2023 at 10:36 PM

This is the Republican Party’s worst nightmare

Nothing scares the GOP more than working people recognizing their collective power. Dear John, Many Republican leaders wink and nod while talking about “making America great again,” as if the country was more prosperous when they were in charge. Rubbish. As our most recent video…

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January 15, 2023 at 9:09 PM

RE: The fight to protect Social Security and Medicare starts now

The U.S. will hit the federal debt limit in just five days, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just announced. Steven -- I wanted to make sure you didn't miss this important email. Your donation will help get our campaign off to a strong start. Thank you. -- Robert Reich Dear John,…

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January 14, 2023 at 6:13 PM

The fight to protect Social Security and Medicare starts now

The U.S. will hit the federal debt limit in just five days, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just announced. Dear John, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just announced that the federal government will hit the limit on total federal debt on January 19, just five days from now. Afte…

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January 12, 2023 at 11:10 PM

On day one, Republicans gut the Office of Congressional Ethics

Leave it to the GOP to elevate insurrectionists in the party while gutting the Office of Congressional Ethics. Dear John, Republicans have spent years promising to “drain the swamp.” So what’s the first thing they did after taking control of the House of Representatives? They gu…

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January 11, 2023 at 12:44 AM

Why do we have to bribe corporations to do what’s right?

What the nation’s shift away from regulating businesses to subsidizing them says about our political system. Dear John, Following the destruction of the Great Depression, the FDR administration created an alphabet soup of regulatory agencies — the SEC, FCC, FHA, and so on — that …

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January 3, 2023 at 10:17 PM

The little secret about corporate profits

How the media lets price gouging corporations off the hook for driving inflation. Dear John, Have you noticed that when workers get better wages, the media blames them for rising prices, but when corporations rake in record profits, there's silence? As our most recent video expl…

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December 31, 2022 at 11:51 PM

LAST DAY: All donations matched 100%

Let me get this straight. We can afford $858 billion a year for the military but not $220 billion a year for paid family leave, universal pre-K, or climate action? Dear John, I want to make sure you saw this email. We’re running out of time to reach our year-end goal. Please, if…

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December 31, 2022 at 4:08 PM

Will you donate $5 to help fight corporate media bias?

We have just a few hours left in our year-end fundraising drive at Inequality Media, and we’re still $20,000 short of our goal. Dear John, This is the last day for our year-end fundraising drive at Inequality Media—and we’re still $20,000 short of our goal. I know these are diff…

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December 30, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Can you believe this?!

Let me get this straight. We can afford $858 billion a year for the military but not $220 billion a year for paid family leave, universal pre-K, or climate action? Dear John, So let me get this straight. Congress just passed $858 billion for one year of military spending. But a…

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December 29, 2022 at 2:21 PM

All year-end donations MATCHED 100%

This is Robert Reich, and I’m writing to you today because I need your help. Dear John, This is Robert Reich, and I’m writing to you today because Inequality Media just launched our final, year-end fundraising push—and we’re asking for your support. We’ve set an ambitious goal o…

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December 22, 2022 at 7:04 PM

Demand Facebook fact-check Trump

Facebook and other social media platforms MUST moderate their content and fact-check Donald Trump Dear John, After inciting a violent insurrection, Donald Trump was suspended from Facebook. That suspension is set to expire on Sunday, January 7th -- despite the fact that he's more…

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December 21, 2022 at 11:06 PM

Don’t believe the lies: Your wages are not driving inflation

What’s the real story behind rising prices? I sat down with Solana Rice of Liberation in a Generation Action to discuss. Dear John, What’s really driving inflation? How do we stop corporations from price gouging? What can we do to build a better economy for working people? I sa…

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December 18, 2022 at 7:32 PM

RE: Tell Congress: Fix the Electoral Count Act

Congress can stop Trump’s next coup attempt by passing vital reforms to the Electoral Count Act during the lame-duck session. Dear John, I wanted to make sure you saw my message from earlier in the week. The Senate is expected to vote on the Electoral Court Reform Act this comin…

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December 16, 2022 at 11:06 PM

Investigate SCOTUS Corruption

Dear John, Sometimes the work we do together makes national news. Last week, I posted on social media about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ conflicts of interest in ruling on the alarming Moore v. Harper case currently being heard by the Court. The bogus independent stat…

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December 15, 2022 at 11:24 PM

How we stop Trump from running again

The 14th Amendment bans anyone who has “engaged in insurrection” from serving in public office. Dear John, Donald Trump stoked a violent insurrection to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He’s under criminal investigation for taking highly classified documents from the Whit…

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December 13, 2022 at 7:57 PM

How the corporate takeover of American politics began

It all started with a man and a memo you’ve likely never heard of. Dear John, The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless. While working for the FTC in 1976, I watched firsthand as tens of thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forwa…

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December 11, 2022 at 6:49 PM

Tell Congress: Fix the Electoral Count Act

Congress can stop Trump’s next coup attempt by passing vital reforms to the Electoral Count Act during the lame-duck session. Dear John, If Congress wants to stop the next coup attempt, they must act now. In 2020, when Donald Trump tried to overturn the will of the voters, his s…

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December 8, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Congress must act now to stop Trump’s next coup attempt

We won’t get another chance to protect our democracy before the next election. Dear John, Following the 2020 election, Trump and his allies tried to overturn the will of voters by exploiting vague language found in the Electoral Count Act of 1887 — the law that dictates how elect…

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December 3, 2022 at 6:35 PM

We’re running out of time to save Social Security

Republicans are trying to slash Social Security by threatening to force the government into default. Dear John, In just 31 days, Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives and launch their plan to force cuts to Social Security… unless Democrats act now to stop …

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December 2, 2022 at 8:31 PM

Congress must investigate Justice Thomas and his conflicts of interest

Dear John, We’ve heard a lot about the role Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife, Ginni Thomas, played in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. She sent at least 21 text messages to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, contacted 29 Arizona state lawmakers (some of t…

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November 30, 2022 at 8:38 PM

The Fed’s inflation mistake continues

The Federal Reserve is putting the burden of fighting inflation on those already struggling the most from rising prices. Dear John, The Federal Reserve has been hellbent on raising interest rates to slow the economy. It's a huge mistake. You know who bears most of the pain of the…

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November 29, 2022 at 11:31 PM

Today is one of the most important days of the year

This is Robert Reich, and I’m writing to you today because I need your help. John -- With just a few hours left on Giving Tuesday, I wanted to make sure you saw this important email I sent earlier. Thank you for enabling us to do this work. -- Robert Reich Dear John, This is Ro…

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November 29, 2022 at 12:24 PM

We really need your help

This is Robert Reich, and I’m writing to you today because I need your help. Dear John, This is Robert Reich, and I’m writing to you because we need your help. Today is Giving Tuesday, one of the most important fundraising days of the year for Inequality Media. We’ve set an ambi…

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November 28, 2022 at 10:30 PM

We’re not just preaching to the choir

This was one of the most effective video projects I’ve ever been involved in, and it’s just one example of the groundbreaking work done by the brilliant people around me here at Inequality Media. Dear John, In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, I asked you to donate t…

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November 26, 2022 at 8:46 PM

Tell Congress: Raise corporate taxes, don’t cut them, during the end of the year legislative session

Corporations are seeing record profits -- their highest profit margin in over 70 years -- from inflated prices. Dear John, Inflation has been good for business. Corporations are seeing record profits -- their highest profit margin in over 70 years -- from inflated prices. At the…

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November 20, 2022 at 5:41 PM

RE:Disqualification for insurrection is not unprecedented

The Constitution is clear: Election officials must reject Trump from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. John, since my message on Tuesday, Donald Trump has officially announced his 3rd run for president. This is a fragile moment for our democracy. I'm re-sending you my mes…

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November 19, 2022 at 8:22 PM

Republicans won the House. Now they’re going after Social Security.

Republicans are trying to slash Social Security by threatening to force the government into default. Dear John, Republicans just barely won the majority in the House of Representatives, but they’re going full speed ahead with their plan to slash Social Security by threatening to …

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November 18, 2022 at 10:52 PM

(Take Action) Elon Musk and Twitter

The Network Contagion Research Institute found the use of the n-word alone on Twitter spiked nearly 500 percent in just the first 12 hours. Dear John, Elon Musk has fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees and is pushing out even more -- many in critical content moderation roles d…

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November 17, 2022 at 10:10 PM

What's next after the midterms?

I sat down with Congressman Ro Khanna to discuss this and more. Watch our full conversation. Dear John, Democrats will retain control of the Senate. Republicans captured the House. There was no red wave. But there was no blue wave, either. What does it all mean? I sat down wit…

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November 15, 2022 at 8:33 PM

The 14th amendment is clear

The Constitution is clear: Election officials must reject Trump from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. Dear John, Donald Trump is about to announce his plans to run for president. The media reports the twice-impeached, disgraced ex-president will make an official primetime…

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November 11, 2022 at 4:57 PM

These big midterm victories give me hope

We don’t know the full results of Tuesday’s midterms, but one thing is clear: progressives are the future. Dear John, While it’s still too soon to know the full results of the 2022 midterm election, including who will control Congress, there were a string of major wins on Tuesday…

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November 10, 2022 at 8:10 PM

Our sincerest thanks

I just want to say thank you. For your donations. For your work. For your faith in America, in Inequality Media Civic Action, and in each other. My friends, The votes are still being counted, and the results of several key races are still undecided. However one thing is clear …

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November 6, 2022 at 6:20 PM

This election is on a knife’s edge

Our new secret weapon could be the game-changer we need to close the messaging gap on inflation. My friends, I'm re-sending the email below describing our strategy for the final days of this election to make sure you didn't miss it. Thank you for helping defend our democracy. — Ro…

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November 5, 2022 at 4:39 PM

We can never, ever let these people seize power

The only way to defeat this rising authoritarian threat is to defeat it at the ballot box. Dear John, When news broke that Nancy Pelosi’s husband was in the hospital with a fractured skull after being brutally attacked in his home, what did Republicans do? They played it for lau…

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November 4, 2022 at 8:35 PM

Our secret weapon for the final push before Election Day

Our new secret weapon could be the game-changer we need to close the messaging gap on inflation. Dear John, With four days left until Election Day, two things are clear: The election is on a knife’s edge, with the races that will decide control of the U.S. Senate tied or within…

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November 2, 2022 at 5:24 PM

The next Trump coup is already happening

Early voting has already begun in critical presidential battleground states where Trump-backed election deniers are running to take over our elections. My friends, I'm re-sending you the email below because we need everyone who can afford it to pitch in to help get the truth out a…

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November 1, 2022 at 8:33 PM

Debunking the big lies coming from Republicans

What they’re claiming about crime, inflation, and taxes — followed by the facts. Dear John, It’s not just the Big Lie. Republicans are telling three OTHER lies they hope will swing the midterms in their favor next Tuesday. They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. Watch our most…

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October 30, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Our final push to stop the MAGA Republican takeover

My friends, with only 9 days left until the election, I have some good news and some bad news. John — Election Day is fast approaching, and we wanted to make sure you saw the email we sent a few days ago about our plans for the final push. — Robert Reich My friends, with only 9 d…

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October 29, 2022 at 4:56 PM

Trump’s next coup is already happening

Early voting has already begun in critical presidential battleground states where Trump-backed election deniers are running to take over our elections. Dear John, Early voting has already begun in all but two of the states where Big Lie election deniers are running to take over t…

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October 27, 2022 at 9:17 PM

Our final push to stop the MAGA takeover

My friends, with 12 days left until the election, I have some good news and some bad news. My friends, with 12 days left until these crucial midterm elections, I have some good news, and I have some bad news. The good news is that three-quarters of the American people now say tha…

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October 26, 2022 at 6:56 PM

Billionaires must start paying their fair share in taxes

America now has more billionaires than at any time in history, all while most Americans are struggling to make ends meet. With such staggering inequality, we must create a system in which economic gains are more widely shared. Dear John, Money is power. When Elon Musk can decide …

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October 25, 2022 at 7:47 PM

Don't forget about this when you vote

So much progress is possible if voters pay attention to down ballot races. Dear John, With the midterms just a few weeks away, turnout will be absolutely vital. But it’s not enough to show up to the polls to vote for governor, U.S. Senator, or even your House representative — you…

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October 24, 2022 at 8:39 PM

Justice Thomas, elections, voting rights, and Donald Trump

Moore v. Harper could let Republican controlled state legislatures overrule the will of the people and pick the next president of the United States -- without you. Dear John, Today, Justice Clarence Thomas agreed to temporarily freeze a lower court order requiring Lindsey Graham …

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October 23, 2022 at 10:18 PM

An important decision by Robert Reich

Dear John, I am so fortunate to be able to work with Prof. Robert Reich, including through Inequality Media Civic Action. I can honestly say that none of what he writes is more personal and timely than his daily substack newsletter. He uses his substack in a way that’s differe…

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