Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.

Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com

Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich

Visit my website: https://rbreich.com/

@rbreich.bsky.social Apr 10, 2025, 11:18 PM Pinned

How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us?

What can our children do to correct our mistakes?

These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short.

You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:01 PM

What do the people of Hawaii, the final state to join the union, think the future holds for America?

Complicated answers to tough questions.

Our new film, THE WORK IN PROGRESS, is in theaters now: https://theworkinprogressfilm.com/

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:01 PM

What's your reaction?

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:21 PM

If all goes well in a few weeks (I write these words with a mixture of hope and trepidation), we will have a chance to start anew, to plunge into the work of rebuilding what has been destroyed. But also to go beyond rebuilding. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-the-beginning-of-the

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM

Before you cast your midterm ballot, look at this graph and think about what Republicans are letting Trump get away with.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:01 PM

Under Trump and his Republican enablers, the richest Americans and biggest corporations have made out like bandits. Average working Americans are paying dearly for what the bandits have stolen. The grift and the graft must end.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:01 PM

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win.

Don't give in. Instead, get out the vote. ⬇️

https://www.inequalitymediacivicaction.org/gotv

inequalitymediacivicaction.orgGOTV — Inequality Media Civic Action

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:00 PM

Here are all the ways Trump and Republicans have made your life expensive again.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:01 PM

More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.

projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:01 PM

Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 2:00 PMReposted by @rbreich.bsky.social

Trump’s tanking polls. Big money from AI, crypto, and AIPAC. Progressive Democrats laser focused on affordability. What do you think will have the biggest impact on the 2026 midterms? Grab a cup, pull up a chair, and join us for a brand new Coffee Klatch.

youtu.beDemocrats Could Win the Midterms. Then What? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert ReichTrump’s tanking polls.Big money from AI, crypto, and AIPAC.Progressive Democrats laser focused on affordability.What do

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:01 PM

Blame Biden. Blame Obama. Blame Democrats in Congress. Trump can deflect all he wants, but the buck will still stop with him after November 3rd.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:25 PM

Lettuce, jalapenos, blueberries, beef.

All these recalls and illnesses aren’t a coincidence.

They’re the result of incompetence and corruption within the Trump regime, and unchecked corporate power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hAzTOEuCJA

youtube.comTrump's Food Policy is a Literal Sh*tshowThe Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public serv

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:30 PM

AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them.

My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/09/ai-climate-change-liability-lawsuits

theguardian.comAI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert ReichLiability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this th

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:30 PM

Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:45 PM

What happens when Americans really listen to one another? It’s probably not what you expect. Next week I’ll be at UC Berkeley for a special screening and discussion of our new film, THE WORK IN PROGRESS. Tickets are on sale now. Hope to see you there.

https://secure-tickets.berkeley.edu/33625/33626

@gregsargent.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:54 PMReposted by @rbreich.bsky.social

Remarkable: As of now, Latino early vote is outpacing where it was at same time in 2024 in both percentages of vote share and in RAW VOTE TOTALS.

That's big. Presidential turnout is usually higher than midterms.

I obtained new analysis from Dem firm TargetSmart:

newrepublic.com/article/2164...

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:04 PMReposted by @rbreich.bsky.social

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:48 PM

The United States is now importing fuel from Russia, per President Trump.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:01 PM

The powerful forces trying to dominate our country want us to fall into cynicism. That way, they win everything — and they'll be able to take it all without the rest of us putting up a fight. If you are worried about the future, you are not alone. I am too. But please do not fall into cynicism.

@rbreich.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:15 PM

22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.

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