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  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 22, 2022 at 6:51 PM

These blatant lies could swing the midterms

Republicans are spewing blatant lies to fool voters, and we cannot let them stand. Friends — I wanted to make sure you didn't miss this important email I sent last week. Thank you. — Robert Reich Dear John, As the election fast approaches, Republicans aren’t pushing just the Bi…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 21, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Proof that inflation is being driven by corporate greed

Corporations are using inflation as cover to raise prices and rake in record profits. But don’t just take my word for it. Dear John, Since March I’ve been screaming about the Federal Reserve’s total misreading of inflation — that it’s being caused by workers getting wage hikes an…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 20, 2022 at 11:58 PM

Stop Facebook from giving in to Trump

Social media companies have the power to influence public opinion. Trump cannot be given a huge megaphone to spread disinformation and undermine our democracy. Dear John, After inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump was banned or suspended across numerous soci…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 19, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Pay attention: These Republican lies seem to be working

Republicans are spewing blatant lies to fool voters, and we cannot let them stand. Dear John, As the election fast approaches, Republicans aren’t pushing just the Big Lie that Trump won the 2020 election. Republicans are pushing three other bald-faced lies — on crime, inflation,…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 18, 2022 at 8:49 PM

Why the window to prosecute Trump is closing

Trump is not above the law. He must be prosecuted — to preserve what’s left of our democracy. Dear John, Former President Donald Trump spent years evading the consequences of his actions thanks to the wealth he accumulated from his empire of scams. Now, he’s counting on his polit…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 16, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Trump is already stealing the 2024 presidential election

Early voting has already begun in critical presidential battleground states where Trump-backed election deniers are running to take over our elections. John — Trump-backed election deniers are running all over the country for the key offices that will oversee the 2024 presidential…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 15, 2022 at 7:27 PM

Stop voter suppression on college campuses

College students have a chance to be the most powerful voting block in 2022 -- but only if we can ensure young voters can access the ballot box. Dear John, It’s no secret that Republican extremists are attacking democracy nationwide. The under-30 vote is one of the biggest threa…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 14, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Stunning: Trump subpoenaed by January 6 committee

Chilling video filmed inside the Capitol on January 6 showed congressional leaders including Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell scrambling for safety. Dear John, Yesterday, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection held what is likely its final hearing, an…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 12, 2022 at 9:27 PM

The election deniers on the ballot this November — what you need to know

Many are running for positions like secretary of state, where they'll have the power to determine which votes get counted in future elections…and which don't. Dear John, Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican allies who tried to overturn the 2020 election results are now just one s…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 11, 2022 at 7:50 PM

The radical Supreme Court case that could end our democracy

I went to law school with Clarence Thomas. He should not be trusted to rule impartially on this case. John — In case you missed it, I'm re-sending this important email about one of the most dangerous cases to come before the Supreme Court in decades. Please take a moment to read …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 9, 2022 at 6:12 PM

Trump is stealing the next presidential election under our very noses!

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 Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, three crucial presidential battleground stat…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 7, 2022 at 7:15 PM

The Court is not immune to public pressure – just ask the Republicans

If it’s not a conflict of interest for Clarence Thomas to rule on Trump cases after his wife was directly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, I don’t know what is. Dear John, At a recent rally in Michigan, Trump praised Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 6, 2022 at 9:42 PM

How we win in battleground states like Georgia

If you want to be inspired as we head into midterms, watch this. Dear John, I recently had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with Nsé Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project Action Fund. Nsé is an incredible organizer who describes her nonprofit as a “tech startup inside a ci…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 5, 2022 at 6:12 PM

How Ginni and Clarence Thomas are threatening our democracy

I went to law school with Clarence Thomas. He should not be trusted to rule impartially on this case. Dear John, No one tried harder to overturn the 2020 presidential election than right-wing activist Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Now the Supr…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 2, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Corporations said they’d stop. They have not.

Major corporations have continued to donate tens of millions of dollars to lawmakers who incited the deadly attack on January 6 and voted to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. Dear John, After the attack on our Capitol on January 6, 2021, many major corporati…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
October 1, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Ugh. This is NOT good.

Republicans are massively outspending Democrats in the key races for Congress. Dear John, Friends, I just finished reviewing the latest campaign finance numbers in the key midterm races for control of Congress, and the news isn’t good. Republicans are now outspending Democrats i…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 29, 2022 at 9:45 PM

Could the media be any more off the rails?

The corporate media’s right-wing bias has never been worse than it is right now. Dear John, In all my years in politics, the corporate media's bias has never been worse than it is right now. Joe Biden gives a speech defending democracy and criticizing MAGA Republicans who viole…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 27, 2022 at 9:38 PM

The secret to stopping right-wing media lies

It turns out there actually might be a way to stop the constant stream of misinformation coming from the right-wing media. Dear John, It’s no secret that the lies coming out of the right-wing media have been detrimental to America. But at a time when social media companies clearl…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 24, 2022 at 6:58 PM

This has me very excited

Corporate profits — not rising wages — are the main problem driving inflation. Dear John, For months we've been spreading the word about how corporate profits, not rising wages, are the biggest problem driving inflation. At first, no one was listening. But this week, my testimony…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 23, 2022 at 9:43 PM

Ban Congressional Stock Trading

Despite their influence and extensive access to information, members of Congress can buy and sell stocks with few restrictions. Dear John, We finally have momentum in the fight to ban congressional stock trading! The New York Times has released a new, in-depth report covering th…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 22, 2022 at 6:28 PM

I really can’t wrap my head around this

Corporate profits — not rising wages — are the main problem driving inflation. Dear John, All year I’ve been trying to explain how soaring corporate profits — not rising wages — are the main problem driving inflation. But yesterday Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell once aga…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 21, 2022 at 12:19 AM

The truth about “self-made” billionaires

Behind every ten-figure net worth is systemic inequality. Inherited wealth. Labor exploitation. Tax loopholes. And government subsidies. Dear John, Why do we glorify “self-made” billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk? Well, being “self-made” is a seductive idea — it suggests…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 17, 2022 at 3:33 PM

We’re doing something we’ve never done before

We’re launching an emergency push across all our social media platforms to sound the alarm about the importance of down-ballot races and close the gap in ballot roll-off. Dear John, We all know how important voter turnout will be in this fall’s midterm elections. But there is ano…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 16, 2022 at 9:17 PM

RE: Justice Clarence Thomas must recuse

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, The Conference of Chief Justices, a bipartisan group representing the chief justices of all 50 state su…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 14, 2022 at 10:19 PM

Justice Clarence Thomas must recuse

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, The Supreme Court of the United States is not immune to public pressure. Don’t believe me? Just ask Repu…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 14, 2022 at 1:06 AM

How billionaires took over democracy

The story of Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling that enables billionaires to dominate our politics and destroy our democracy. Dear John, By now it is no secret that our political system has become a playground dominated by big corporations and the super-rich. But how exact…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 11, 2022 at 2:22 PM

Are you kidding me!?

I’ve absolutely had it with the mainstream media’s coverage of Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. John — I've never seen media bias as blatant and dangerous as it is right now, and I wanted to make sure you saw our email describing our plan to fight back, which is pasted below…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 10, 2022 at 8:21 PM

ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX must show the final January 6 Committee hearings in prime-time.

The final set of public hearings on the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol will be announced soon. The American people need to see the truth in prime time. Dear John, A lot has happened in just the last week. We learned Trump had documents about an unidentified "for…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 9, 2022 at 7:28 PM

A tribute to the teacher that changed my life

Every year about this time I think of my third grade teacher, Alice Camp. I wouldn’t be who I am today without her. Dear John, The start of September marks the beginning of yet another school year for our nation’s children and teachers. Around this time, I always think about the …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 8, 2022 at 10:54 PM

The worst media bias I’ve ever seen

I’ve absolutely had it with the mainstream media’s coverage of Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. Dear John, I’m sorry. I’ve absolutely had it with the mainstream media’s coverage of Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. Since President Biden’s speech last week about the th…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 7, 2022 at 8:12 PM

How we can make Manchin and Sinema irrelevant

Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are on a power trip, but we can make them irrelevant after this year's election. Here's how. Dear John, Right now, there are only 48 REAL Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are Democrats in name only — and have allowed the …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
September 6, 2022 at 10:59 PM

Yet another Republican lie — and one to worry about

The IRS is coming for the super-rich who cheat on their taxes. Dear John, “They’re coming after you.” “Not a single one of us is safe.” “A shadow army of 87,000 IRS agents.” This is the new bald-faced lie from the GOP and its billionaire donors — that Democrats are sending the I…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 31, 2022 at 9:14 PM

The real reason teachers are quitting

Is it a “teacher shortage” or a shortage of jobs that treat educators with the dignity and pay they deserve? Dear John, As summer winds down and children head back to school, you’ll probably see dozens of news stories about America’s “teacher shortage.” What’s often missing from …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 30, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Very, very scary news

Ultra-right wing conservative Leonard Leo has $1.6 billion in dark money to spend. John -- I wanted to make sure you saw this news that broke last week and ask you to chip in anything you can to help fight back. -- Robert Reich Dear John, Friends, we just received some very, ver…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 28, 2022 at 9:48 PM

Tell Facebook: Crack Down on Republican Lies About the IRS

The next time you hear Republicans in Congress complaining about increasing IRS enforcement, remember that the richest 1% of Americans evade as much as $163,000,000,000 in taxes each year. Dear John, The IRS is set to receive its largest funding increase in years thanks to the I…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 7:30 PM

This is very, very scary news

Ultra-right wing conservative Leonard Leo has $1.6 billion in dark money to spend. Dear John, Friends, we just received some very, very scary news. Leonard Leo, the arch conservative who orchestrated the right-wing takeover of the Supreme Court, just received the largest donatio…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 26, 2022 at 10:07 PM

Stop Google's Political Spam Plan

Google’s new plan will open the floodgates to a major increase in political spam, inundating our inboxes with political emails we did not sign up for and do not want. Dear John, No one wants email from Donald Trump that they didn't sign up for. No one. But if Google implements t…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 7:09 PM

How Republicans could choose the next president without you

Here’s what you need to know about the latest Republican plot to sabotage our democracy. Dear John, The latest Republican attempt to undermine our elections could remove American voters from the process of selecting our next president. You heard that right. Our new video expla…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 20, 2022 at 11:07 PM

Biden’s Last Chance to Oust DeJoy

This December, President Biden will have the chance to appoint two public-interest minded nominees to the USPS Board of Governors and finally hold Postmaster DeJoy accountable. Dear John, Before Louis DeJoy became Postmaster General at the USPS, he was a Trump mega donor. He's b…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Fwd: Our secret weapon this November

We have a secret weapon to combat the right wing in the midterms. Good morning, friends. I hope you don't mind me re-sending you the email below about our ground-breaking plan for this fall's crucial midterm election. I would be grateful for any help you can provide. The survival …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 16, 2022 at 9:54 PM

Is crypto really going to crash? (Yes)

Our latest video uncovers the crypto Ponzi scheme, and explains how the unregulated nature of crypto leaves investors vulnerable. Dear John, Crypto is crashing and could take your savings with it. Recently, major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have plummeted in value -- with near…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 15, 2022 at 9:47 PM

Not even a single cent of new taxes on billionaire wealth.

The one provision that would’ve taxed billionaires, was killed by a single Senator who has received more than half a million dollars in campaign donations from Wall Street executives in just this election cycle alone. Dear John, Congress has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, wh…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 14, 2022 at 9:45 PM

The power of private equity money vs. the power of public pressure

The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act along party lines, but only after Senator Sinema killed reforms to the Carried Interest Loophole. Dear John, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden don’t agree on much, but they have agreed on one thing: closing the carried interes…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 11, 2022 at 8:54 PM

You are being lied to about the IRS

Don’t believe the lies coming from the oligarchs and their propaganda machine – IRS funding is a good thing. Dear John, The IRS is set to receive its largest funding increase in years thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. You know who should be worried about this? Wealthy Amer…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 10, 2022 at 8:45 PM

Our democracy is on the ballot this November

We have a secret weapon to combat the right wing in the midterms. Dear John, This might be the most dangerous midterm election our democracy has ever faced. After staging a violent insurrection to try to overturn the 2020 election, Trump and his allies are now backing a slate o…
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 4, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Tuesday's terrifying election results in Michigan and Arizona

The same people behind the January 6 insurrection are now trying to overthrow the government in a slow-motion coup. Hello, friends. I wanted to make sure you saw the email I sent you yesterday about Tuesday's terrifying election results Michigan and Arizona. In all my years, I've …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 3, 2022 at 4:12 PM

Trump’s next coup just took a big step forward

The same people behind the January 6 insurrection are now trying to overthrow the government in a slow-motion coup. Dear John, Yesterday, Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2024 presidential election took a big step forward. In Arizona, January 6 insurrectionist and election denier …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
August 2, 2022 at 10:36 PM

How America can lower gas prices like the UK

Big Oil is getting away with highway robbery. But we don't have to tolerate their greed. Dear John, While you pay through the nose at the gas pump, Big Oil is lining its pockets. Exxon just reported second-quarter profits of $17.9 billion, more than three times what it pocketed …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
July 31, 2022 at 8:56 PM

The truth about the latest inflation report

Republicans are lying to you about inflation, and the policies they would put in place would make things even worse. Dear John, The latest monthly inflation report showed that the annual rate of inflation is now running at 9.1 percent, the highest inflation rate in 40 years. As …
  Robert Reich · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 9:54 PM

The Fed is making a mistake. Congress needs to act.

The oil industry is not delivering a product that’s twice as good as it was in 2019. They are just using inflation as a cover to jack up prices and rake in record profits. Dear John, Yesterday the Federal Reserve enacted its second consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate …